A study is conducted to test a new drug claimed to reduce diastolic blood pressure in adults with a history of coronary heart disease. What is the most efficient study to test whether the drug reduces diastolic blood pressure?

An experiment to test the effectiveness of regular treatments with fluoride varnish to reduce tooth decay involved 36 volunteers who had half of their teeth (the right side or left side, determined by a coin flip) painted with a fluoride varnish every six month for 5 years. At the end of the treatments, the number of new cavities during the treatment period was compared on treatment (fluoride varnish) side versus the control (no fluoride varnish) side. The appropriate statistical test for analyzing the results of this experiment is O Two samplet test for a difference in means O Two sample z test for a difference in proportions O One sample z test for a population mean O Paired t test for a mean difference O One sample z test for a population proportion

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet favorably affect several risk factors for cardiovascular disease.  The principal dietary polyunsaturated fat is linoleic acid.  Suppose we randomly selected twelve adults for our study.  We took their blood pressure measurements (systolic blood pressure) at the start and recorded them for each adult.  Then we placed required these adults to consume 23g/day of safflower oil which is high in linoleic acid for four weeks.  At the end of the four weeks, we took another systolic blood pressure(SBP) measurement.  The paired data is provided below: Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Baseline SBP 119.67 100.00 123.56 109.89 96.22 133.33 115.78 126.39 122.78 117.44 111.33 92.39 1-month SBP 117.33 98.78 123.83 107.67 95.67 128.89 113.22 121.56 126.33 110.39 107.00 93.06 Use the appropriate nonparametric test at alpha level of 0.05, to test whether the diet heavy in linoleic acid increases systolic blood pressure (SBP).

The federal government recently granted funds for a special program designed to reduce crime in high-crime areas. A study of the results of the program in high-crime areas of Miami, Florida, are being examined to test the effectiveness of the program. The difference in crimes reported is calculated as (crimes after - crimes before). You want to test whether the average number of crimes reported after are different from the average number of crimes reported before. What are the hypotheses for this test? O 11 Ho: HD 2 0 HA: HD 0 HA: HD 0

A new screening test for Lyme disease is developed for use in the general population. The sensitivity and specificity of the new test are 60% and 70%, respectively. Five hundred people are screened at a clinic during the first year the new test is implemented. Assume the true prevalence of Lyme disease among clinic attendees is 10%. Calculate the predictive value of a positive test.

An experiment to test the effectiveness of regular treatments with fluoride varnish to reduce tooth decay involved 36 volunteers who had half of their teeth (the right side or left side, determined by a coin flip) painted with a fluoride varnish every six month for 5 years. At the end of the treatments, the number of new cavities during the treatment period was compared on treatment (fluoride varnish) side versus the control (no fluoride varnish) side. The appropriate statistical test for analyzing the results of this experiment is O Paired t test for a mean difference O One sample z test for a population mean O Two sample t test for a difference in means O One sample z test for a population proportion O Two sample z test for a difference in proportions

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet favorably affect several risk factors for cardiovascular disease.  The principal dietary polyunsaturated fat is linoleic acid.  Suppose we randomly selected twelve adults for our study.  We took their blood pressure measurements (systolic blood pressure) at the start and recorded them for each adult.  Then we placed required these adults to consume 23g/day of safflower oil which is high in linoleic acid for four weeks.  At the end of the four weeks, we took another systolic blood pressure(SBP) measurement.  The paired data is provided below: Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Baseline SBP 119.67 100.00 123.56 109.89 96.22 133.33 115.78 126.39 122.78 117.44 111.33 92.39 1-month SBP 117.33 98.78 123.83 107.67 95.67 128.89 113.22 121.56 126.33 110.39 107.00 93.06 Use the appropriate nonparametric test at alpha level of 0.05, to test whether the diet heavy in linoleic acid increases systolic blood pressure (SBP).     Use Steps 0-5

A research team is interested in the effect of the Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in reducing children’s disruptive behaviors for children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD). The research team recruited 12 families with child with DBD and interviewed the parents about the number of the disruptive behaviors the child has at home. After 3 weeks’ therapy, the research interviewed again about child’s disruptive behaviors. The disruptive before and after the therapy is list below. Test the researcher’s hypothesis at a 0.05 significant level. List 4 steps.

researcher suspects that the actual prevalence of generalized anxiety among children and adolescents is higher than the previously reported prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among children and adolescents. The previously reported prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among children and adolescents is 3.9%, and the researcher conducts a study to test the accuracy of the previously reported prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder by recruiting 98 children and adolescents from various pediatricians' offices and tests them for generalized anxiety disorder using the DSM-5. The researcher determines that the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among the participants of the study is 6.1%. What should the researcher's conclusion be for a 5% significance level?   A. We reject H0 at the 5% level because -57.53 is less than -1.96. We do have statistically significant evidence to show the actual prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among children and adolescents…

Can eating a yogurt a day cause people to lose weight? In a study investigating this: (1) What is the explanatory variable? (2) What is the response variable?