Suppose you work for a pharmaceutical company that is testing a new drug to trea

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Suppose you work for a pharmaceutical company that is testing a new drug to treat ulcerative colitis.

You conduct a random sample of 34 patients on the new drug and 13 of them indicated a decrease in

symptoms since starting the drug regimen. You construct a 90% con dence interval for this proportion

to be (0.2457, 0.519). What is the correct interpretation of this confidence interval?

(a) We are certain that 90% of patients will be between 0.2457 and 0.519.

(b) We cannot determine the proper interpretation of this interval.

(c) We are 90% confident that the proportion of patients surveyed that have experienced a reduction in symptoms is between 0.2457 and 0.519.

(d) We are 90% confident that the proportion of all patients on the drug regimen that have experienced a reduction in symptoms is between 0.2457 and 0.519.

(e) We are 90% confident that the proportion of patients who should be on this drug is between 0.2457 and 0.519

Explanation / Answer

(d) We are 90% confident that the proportion of all patients on the drug regimen that have experienced a reduction in symptoms is between 0.2457 and 0.519.

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