A drug company is investigating the effects of a new medication and how it affec
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Question
A drug company is investigating the effects of a new medication and how it affects a participant’s Blood Pressure. The twenty-eight participants in the treatment condition received this new dug, while the other twenty-two participants received a sugar pill. The Blood Pressures of each participant was taken before and after the experiment, and a difference was calculated. A larger difference signifies a greater decrease in Blood Pressure over the course of the experiment.*
What conclusions would you make about the outcome of this experiment? Would you say it was successful?
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Outcome of this Experment::
In case of Female: More or less every participants has similar effect as the median is placed right at the center, except 3 participants 1,17 and 18 who showed significant improvement.
Incase of Male: The participants showed varied effect as the median is shifted towards lower quartile.
Hence the experiment was very effective for only few, hence it cann't be said successfull.