A Cholesterol Test Was Given to Ten Heart Patients with High

Multiple Choice

A cholesterol test was given to ten heart patients with high cholesterol levels. The same ten heart patients are then given a new cholesterol-reducing drug for six months. Before the patients begin taking the drug, they are told to maintain their current diets and eating habits so that the effect of the drug can be more effectively determined. After taking the drug for six months, the same patients are given a cholesterol test again. The cholesterol levels before and after taking the drug are given below. The cholesterol level readings are not normally distributed. At α = .05, test to determine if the drug is helpful in reducing cholesterol levels.

A) Reject the null hypothesis.
B) Do not reject the null hypothesis.