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Question 543733: The main trial is conducted and involves a total of 200 patients. Patients have been enrolled and assigned randomly to receive either the experimental medication or the placebo. The data collected at the end of the study after six weeks on the assigned treatment. How do i find the 95% Confidence interval?
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The main trial is conducted and involves a total of 200 patients. Patients have been enrolled and assigned randomly to receive either the experimental medication or the placebo. The data collected at the end of the study after six weeks on the assigned treatment. How do i find the 95% Confidence interval?
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You need proportions of success from each group.
From those numbers you can generate a sample difference,
and a margin of error.
With those you can generate a confidence interval.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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