2. Two drug were tested on a group of 2000 people. The following table represents the results of those tests. Complete the columns for cure rates for the 4 groups before answering the questions. Women Cure Rate Men Cure Rate Drug A 5 of 100 cured 400 of 800 cured Drug B 101 of 900 cured 196 of 200 cured (a) The cure rates you calculated in the table suggest that one drug is more effective than the other. Which one? (b) Determine which drug is more effective overall. Does it agree with the result in (a)? (c) How do you explain the discrepancy in the results?
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- For Drug A among women: 5 out of 100 women were cured. Cure rate = (5/100) * 100% = 5%. - For Drug A among men: 400 out of 800 men were cured. Cure rate = (400/800) * 100% = 50%. - For Drug B among women: 101 out of 900 women were cured. Cure rate = (101/900) * Show more…
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