The Essentials of Biostatistics for Physicians, Nurses, and Clinicians

4.4 Exercises 57

Patients without adverse reactions Patients with adverse reactions

Patient
ID

Age Total SA

dose (mg)

Patient

ID

Age Total SA

dose (mg)

054 51 1280
056 46 1320
057 46 1340
058 40 1400
059 37 1460
060 62 1500
061 49 1550
063 55 2050
064 52 820
065 45 1310
066 33 750
067 29 990
068 65 1100
Averages 51 1494.4 Averages 51.79 1097.91

Table 4.1
(Continued)

(d) Do a side - by - side comparison of a box - and - whisker plot for total

dose.

(e) Do the box - and - whisker plots for age look the same or different?

What do you infer from this?

(f) Do the box - and - whisker plots for total dose look the same or differ-

ent? If they are different, what are some possible explanations?