Studies are often done by pharmaceutical companies to determine the effectiveness of a treatment program. Suppose...

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Studies are often done by pharmaceutical companies to determinethe effectiveness of a treatment program. Suppose that a new AIDSantibody drug is currently under study. It is given to patientsonce the AIDS symptoms have revealed themselves. Of interest is theaverage (mean) length of time in months patients live once startingthe treatment. Two researchers each follow a different set of 40AIDS patients from the start of treatment until their deaths. Thefollowing data (in months) are collected.

Researcher A: 3; 4; 11; 15; 16; 17; 22; 44; 37;16; 14; 24; 25; 15; 26; 27; 33; 29; 35; 44; 13; 21; 22; 10; 12; 8;40; 32; 26; 27; 31; 34; 29; 17; 8; 24; 18; 47; 33; 34

Researcher B: 3; 14; 11; 5; 16; 17; 28; 41; 31;18; 14; 14; 26; 25; 21; 22; 31; 2; 35; 44; 23; 21; 21; 16; 12; 18;41; 22; 16; 25; 33; 34; 29; 13; 18; 24; 23; 42; 33; 29

Complete the tables using the data provided. (Enter exactnumbers as integers, fractions, or decimals.)

Researcher A

Survival Length
(in months)
FrequencyRelative
Frequency
Cumulative Relative
Frequency
0.5-6.5
6.5-12.5
12.5-18.5
18.5-24.5
24.5-30.5
30.5-36.5
36.5-42.5
42.5-48.5

Researcher B

Survival Length
(in months)
FrequencyRelative
Frequency
Cumulative Relative
Frequency
0.5-6.5
6.5-12.5
12.5-18.5
18.5-24.5
24.5-30.5
30.5-36.5
36.5-45.5

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AnswerCumulative Relative FrequencyCRFCRF1RF1CRF2CRF1RF2CRF2CRF1RF2 CRFnCRFn1RFnResearcher A 3 4 11 15 16 17 22 44 3716 14 24 25 15 26 27 33 29    See Answer
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