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An experimental drug is being tested to see if it reduces blood sugar in patients suffering from diabetes. Each of seven patients will receive both the placebo and the experimental drugs (treatments given a month apart) for a two week period. The maximum blood sugar (measured every day) on the second week of treatment is recorded. The data obtained from such a study is shown below:
patient | placebo | exp.drug | difference |
1 | 125 | 127 | -2 |
2 | 130 | 100 | 30 |
3 | 133 | 110 | 23 |
4 | 122 | 87 | 23 |
5 | 150 | 102 | 48 |
6 | 156 | 140 | 16 |
7 | 145 | 146 | -1 |
mean | 137.3 | 116 | 21.3 |
SD | 13.1 | 22.1 | 18.5 |
Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether the new
experimental treatment is beneficial for treating
diabetes.