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Suppose that experience has shown that only one-third of all patients having a particular disease will recover if given the standard treatment. A new drug is to be tested on a group of 12 volunteers. It is believed that the new drug will increase the individual recovery rate to one-half.
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March 9th, 2008
If health regulations require that at least 7 of the 12 patients should recover before the new drug can be licensed, what is the probability the new drug will be discredited even with the increase in recovery rate?
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