Question:A randomized controlled trial is run to evaluate the
effectiveness of a new drug for asthma...
Question
A randomized controlled trial is run to evaluate the
effectiveness of a new drug for asthma...
A randomized controlled trial is run to evaluate the
effectiveness of a new drug for asthma in children, with the
outcome being relief from asthma symptoms or not (what type of
variable is this?). A total of 250 children are randomized to
either the new drug or placebo (125 per group). Suppose that there
are 63 boys assigned to the new drug group who experience relief
and 58 boys assigned to the placebo who experience relief. Is there
a statistically significant difference in the
proportions of boys who experienced relief? Using
a 5% level of significance, your test statistic and the appropriate
critical value, we should: