Homework 5 Statistika Lingkungan

Due Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

1. A research study was conducted to examine the clinical efficacy of a new
antidepressant. Depressed patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups:
a placebo group, a group that received a low dose of the drug, and a group that
received a moderate dose of the drug. After four weeks of treatment, the patients
completed the Beck Depression Inventory. The higher the score, the more
depressed the patient. The data are presented below. Compute the appropriate test.
Place Low
Moderate
bo
Dose
Dose
38
47
39
25
42

22
19
8
23
31

14
26
11
18
5

a. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?

b. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
c. What probability level did you choose and why?
d. What is your Fcrit?
e. Is there a significant difference between the groups?
f.

Interpret your answer.

2. Researcher Jelodar Gholamali wanted to determine the effectiveness of various

treatments on glucose levels of diabetic rats. He randomly assigned diabetic albino
rats into four treatment groups. Group 1 rats served as a control group and were fed
a regular diet. Group 2 rats were served a regular diet supplemented with a herb,
fenugreek. Group 3 rats were served a regular diet supplemented with garlic. Group
4 rats were served a regular diet supplemented with onion. The basis for the study
is that Persian folklore states that diets supplemented with fenugreek, garlic, or
onion help to treat diabetes. After 15 days of treatment, the blood glucose was
measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). The results presented in Table 1 are
based on the results published in the article. Verify that the requirements to
perform one-way ANOVA are satisfied. Determine if there is a difference in the
mean glucose among the four treatment groups. Conduct the test at the = 0.05
level of significance
Table 1
Control
Fenugreek Garlic
Onion
288.1
229.1
177.4
299.7
296.8
240.7
202.2
258.3
267.8
239.4
163.1
286.8
256.7
207.7
184.7
244.0
292.1
225.7
197.9
267.1
282.9
230.8
164.6
297.1

260.3
283.8

206.6
213.3

193.9

249.9
158.1

265.1

Source: Jelodar, G. A., et.al., Effect of Fenugreek, Onion and Garlic on Blood Glucose
and Histopathology of Pancreas of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats, Indian Journal of
Medical Science, 2005;59:6469