In: Statistics and Probability
The following table was presented in an article summarizing a study to compare a new drug to a standard drug and to a placebo.
Characteristic* |
New Drug |
Standard Drug |
Placebo |
p |
Age, years |
45.2 (4.8) |
44.9 (5.1) |
42.8 (4.3) |
0.5746 |
% Female |
51% |
55% |
57% |
0.1635 |
Annual Income, $000s |
59.5 (14.3) |
63.8 (16.9) |
58.2 (13.6) |
0.4635 |
% with Insurance |
87% |
65% |
82% |
0.0352 |
Disease Stage |
0.0261 |
|||
Stage I |
35% |
18% |
33% |
|
Stage II |
42% |
37% |
47% |
|
Stage III |
23% |
51% |
20% |
*Table entries and Mean (SD) or %
treatments? Justify your answer.