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Does lovastatin (a cholesterol-lowering drug) reduce the risk of heart attack?

Does lovastatin (a cholesterol-lowering drug) reduce the risk of heart attack? In a Texas study,
researchers gave lovastatin to 2,325 people and an inactive substitute to 2,081 people (average age
58). After 5 years, 57 of the lovastatin group had suffered a heart attack, compared with 97 for the
inactive pill. (a) State the appropriate hypotheses. (b) Obtain a test statistic and p-value. Interpret

I am with squatting dog. I get bored with all of this p-value junk, but statins have been shown to be good for prevention of a secondary event (such as a person who has already had one heart attack), but the evidence is still up in the air as to whether it really helps prevent a first heart attack. If it were me, though, and my cholesterol was bad, I would want to take it just because it's a possible benefit.

Son, I don't want to get into a statistical discussion as it sort of bores me... but yeah, statins lower endogenous cholesterol production and are widely regarded as a means to reduce the risk of MI.

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