Provide an Appropriate Response $\alpha = 0.05$

question 23

Short Answer

Provide an appropriate response.
-To test the effectiveness of a new drug designed to relieve flu symptoms, 200 patients were randomly selected and divided into two equal groups. One group of 100 patients was given a pill containing the drug while the other group of 100 was given a placebo. What can we conclude about the effectiveness of the drug if 62 of those actually taking the drug felt a beneficial effect while 41 of the patients taking the placebo felt a beneficial effect? Use $\alpha = 0.05$ .

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