A doctor wants to evaluate the effectiveness of a blood pressure medication. She measures blood pressure before administering the drug and then again an hour after administering the drug.  What is your conclusion?   Question 28 options:   There is a difference in blood pressure before and after taking the drug.   Blood pressure was lower before taking the drug.   Blood pressure was higher before taking the drug.   There is no evidence to suggest a difference.

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A doctor wants to evaluate the effectiveness of a blood pressure medication. She measures blood pressure before administering the drug and then again an hour after administering the drug. 

What is your conclusion?
 

Question 28 options:

 
There is a difference in blood pressure before and after taking the drug.
 
Blood pressure was lower before taking the drug.
 
Blood pressure was higher before taking the drug.
 
There is no evidence to suggest a difference.
Paired Samples Statistics
Mean
Pair blood pressure_before 147.2500
1
blood pressure_after 137.7500
Pair
1
Paired Samples Correlations
Pair blood pressure_before
1
& blood pressure_after
blood pressure_before
- blood pressure_after
N
8
Mean
9.50000
N
8
8
Correlation
.851
Std. Deviation
14.72364
12.08009
Sig.
Std. Deviation
7.74597
.007
Paired Samples Test
Paired Differences
Std. Error
Mean
5.20559
4.27096
Std. Error
Mean
2.73861
95% Confidence
Interval of the
Difference
Lower
Upper
3.02421 15.97579
t
3.469
df
7
Sig. (2-tailed)
.010
Transcribed Image Text:Paired Samples Statistics Mean Pair blood pressure_before 147.2500 1 blood pressure_after 137.7500 Pair 1 Paired Samples Correlations Pair blood pressure_before 1 & blood pressure_after blood pressure_before - blood pressure_after N 8 Mean 9.50000 N 8 8 Correlation .851 Std. Deviation 14.72364 12.08009 Sig. Std. Deviation 7.74597 .007 Paired Samples Test Paired Differences Std. Error Mean 5.20559 4.27096 Std. Error Mean 2.73861 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper 3.02421 15.97579 t 3.469 df 7 Sig. (2-tailed) .010
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