Elementary Statistics
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Author: Mario F. Triola
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Chapter 4.3, Problem 25BSC
Dosage Calculations. In Exercises 21–26, use the data in the accompanying table, which lists the numbers of correct and wrong dosage amounts calculated by physicians. In a research experiment, one group of physicians was given bottles of epinephrine labeled with a concentration of “1 milligram in 1 milliliter solution,” and another group of physicians was given bottles labeled with a ratio of “1 milliliter of a 1:1000 rotation.” The two labels describe the exact same amount, and the physicians were instructed to administer 0.12 milligrams of epinephrine. The results were reported in The New York Times.
| Correct Dosage Calculation | Wrong Dosage Calculation | |
| Concentration Label (“1 milligram in 1 milliliter solution”) |
11 | 3 |
| Ratio Label (“1 milliliter of a 1:1000 solution”) |
2 | 12 |
25. Which Group Did Better?
- a. For the physicians given the bottles labeled with a concentration, find the percentage of correct dosage calculations, then express it as a
probability . - b. For the physicians given the bottles labeled with a ratio, find the percentage of correct dosage calculations; then express it as a probability.
- c. Does it appear that either group did better? What does the result suggest about drug labels?
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