15. A randomized controlled trial is run to evaluate the effectiveness of a new drug for asthma in children. A total of 250 children are randomized to either the new drug or a placebo (125 per group)....

Question 15

Extracted text: 15. A randomized controlled trial is run to evaluate the effectiveness of a new drug for asthma in children. A total of 250 children are randomized to either the new drug or a placebo (125 per group). The mean age of children assigned to the new drug is 12.4 with a standard deviation of 3.6 years. The mean age of children assigned to the placebo is 13.0 with a standard deviation of 4.0 years. Suppose that there are 63 boys assigned to the new drug group and 58 boys assigned to the placebo group. Is there a statistically significant difference in the proportions of boys assigned to the treatments? Run the appropriate test at a 5% level of significance.