Q1) Does lovastatin (a cholesterol-lowering drug) decrease risk of heart attack? In Texas study, researchers gave lovastatin to 2,325 people and inactive substitute to 2,081 people (average age 58). After 5 years, 57 of lovastatin group had suffered a heart attack, compared with 97 for the inactive pill.
a) Mention the suitable hypotheses.
b) Get a test statistic and p-value. Interpret results at α = .01.
c) Is normality assured?
d) Is the dissimilarity large enough to be significant?
e) What else would medical researchers require to know before prescribing this drug widely?