Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

question 22

Short Answer

Use the following information to answer the question. Suppose that you are a researcher and that you want to research whether a home remedy that recommends applying a salve of tobacco and saliva to cuts or scrapes to absorb toxins really works. You decide to conduct a study to see whether there is an association between the treatment and the outcome. A positive outcome means that the patient reported lower pain levels and the wound had healed without infection in less than 14 days. The table below shows the results from your study. Assume all conditions for testing have been met.

-Test the hypothesis that the treatment is associated with the outcome, using a significance level of 0.05. State the correct decision regarding the null hypothesis and write a conclusion using a full sentence. Refer to the TI- 83 output below.

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Definitions:

Mechanics

The branch of physics that deals with the motion of objects and the forces that affect them, including both classical mechanics and quantum mechanics.

Word-Superiority Effect

The phenomenon where words are more easily and accurately recognized than individual letters or non-words in perception tasks.

Letters

Written symbols representing sounds in a language, forming the building blocks of words.

Screen

A term broadly used to describe a barrier or surface on which images or data are displayed, as well as the process of evaluating or testing something.