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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Probability and stats are not easy for me.  I truly appreciate the help of you guys.  Even with examples and Internet assistance I still don't get it.  Please, please help me with this homework assignment?  I can't say thank you enough.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does lovastatin (a cholesterol-lowering drug) reduce the risk of heart attack? In a Texas study, researchers gave lovastatin to 2,325 people and an inactive substitute to 2,081 people (average age 58). After 5 years, 57 of the lovastatin group had suffered a heart attack, compared with 97 for the inactive pill. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) State the appropriate hypotheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Obtain a test statistic and p-value. Interpret the results at &#945; = .01.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)  Is normality assured?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(d) Is the difference large enough to be important?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(e) What else would medical researchers need to know before prescribing this drug widely? </SPAN>\n" );
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