The question at hand will make you ponder which of two vaccines, a nasal spray or a shot, is most effective in preventing someone from coming down with the flu. This study’s null hypothesis determines that there will be no difference between the two treatments, and the alternative hypothesis states that the nasal spray/shot is more effective than the other treatment.
The alternative hypothesis is accepted, in the research it is found that the shot is more effective, it is found to be more effective by 8%. Since the level of significance is 5%, it is evident that these results can be considered statistically significant. Not only can the results be considered statistically significant, but also considering the exceptionally low p value of .0008, the strength of the significance grows. All things considered, it is obvious to conclude that if the alternative hypothesis were accepted, the null hypothesis would then be rejected. …show more content…
A flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray and in the form of a shot. The participants were then split into two 500 individual groups. The first group was given the nasal spray as a vaccination for the flu, while the second group was vaccinated with the shot. The independent variable was the vaccination and the dependent variable was how many participants came down with the flu. Following the guidelines outlined in our text, this sample is large, and "large, randomly selected samples minimize sampling error” (Tanner, 2011). Also, each group contains an equal amount of participants and was randomly
The alternative hypothesis is accepted, in the research it is found that the shot is more effective, it is found to be more effective by 8%. Since the level of significance is 5%, it is evident that these results can be considered statistically significant. Not only can the results be considered statistically significant, but also considering the exceptionally low p value of .0008, the strength of the significance grows. All things considered, it is obvious to conclude that if the alternative hypothesis were accepted, the null hypothesis would then be rejected. …show more content…
A flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray and in the form of a shot. The participants were then split into two 500 individual groups. The first group was given the nasal spray as a vaccination for the flu, while the second group was vaccinated with the shot. The independent variable was the vaccination and the dependent variable was how many participants came down with the flu. Following the guidelines outlined in our text, this sample is large, and "large, randomly selected samples minimize sampling error” (Tanner, 2011). Also, each group contains an equal amount of participants and was randomly