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A study was conducted to determine whether a new drug, nomasbesos, was effective in preventing the swollen spleen that often occurs when a person has a mononucleosis (mono) infection. Individuals with mono were randomly selected to either receive nomasbesos or a placebo treatment. Among the 315 who received the nomasbesos, 35 developed swollen spleens. Among the 275 individuals who received the placebo, 92 developed swollen spleens. Go out to 3 decimal points for all your calculations and then round to 2 decimal points for your final answer. The answers are below for your studying purposes.
Complete the 2x2 for the study. Be SURE to indicate precisely what your treatment and outcome are and complete all applicable cells.
Swollen spleen |
No swollen spleen |
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Nomasbesos (treatment) |
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Placebo |
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1. What kind of study design (specifically) was used? How do you know?
2. What is the appropriate measure of association?
3. Calculate the value of the appropriate measure of association. Show all your work.
4. What does the calculated association mean in words?
I believe this question is a topic is part of biology, so I am not sure of the answer to part 1. I have tried it and hope you find it useful.