A laboratory manager is interested in identifying the most effective drug for ma

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A laboratory manager is interested in identifying the most effective drug for managing patients with moderate hypertension (systolic between 130 mmHg and 140 mmHg). Drug A is the new drug and drug B is a commonly used drug. The t test produces a p value 0.051 a. Based on the result, what should the manager decision be regarding the effectiveness of the new drug in reducing systolic blood pressure ? b. The manager hesitates to accept the Ho by raising questions that: what if Drug A has the potential for serious side effect? What if the Drug A has adverse interactions with other drugs commonly prescribed.? In this situation, what type of error has occurred? Write your answers and explanations

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a) Since p-value for the test is 0.051 which is greater than significance level of 0.05, hence we have sufficient evidence in the favor of the claim that new drug A is effective in reducing systolic blood pressure.

b) In this situation there is a chance of Type I error, In statistical hypothesis testing, a type I error is the incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, which means that we have incorrectly rejected the hypothesis that drug A is same effecive as drug B.

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