A New Drug Is Designed to Reduce a Person's Blood

question 73

Essay

A new drug is designed to reduce a person's blood pressure. Eighteen randomly selected hypertensive patients receive the new drug. Suppose the probability that a hypertensive patient's blood pressure drops if he or she is untreated is 0.5. Then what is the probability of observing 16 or more blood pressure drops in a random sample of 18 treated patients if the new drug is in fact ineffective in reducing blood pressure? Round to six decimal places.

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