A drug study compared the amounts of nitrate absorbed into theskin for brand name and generic formulations of the drug. The twodrugs were both applied to the arms of 14 participants, and theamounts absorbed, in mg/cm3, were measured. Does themean amount absorbed differ between the generic and brand namedrug? Use formal hypothesis testing.
Participant | Brand name | Generic |
1 | 2.23 | 1.42 |
2 | 1.68 | 1.95 |
3 | 1.96 | 2.58 |
4 | 2.81 | 2.25 |
5 | 1.14 | 1.21 |
6 | 3.20 | 3.01 |
7 | 2.33 | 2.76 |
8 | 4.06 | 3.65 |
9 | 2.92 | 2.89 |
10 | 2.92 | 2.85 |
11 | 2.83 | 2.44 |
12 | 3.45 | 3.11 |
13 | 2.72 | 2.64 |
14 | 3.74 | 2.82 |
