1. In this scenario, identify the population, the sample, and any population parameters or sample statistics that are given.
A medical study followed 675 cancer patients who received either the new drug Lafent or a standard chemotherapy drug. 76% of those who receives Lafent were still living after eight months, compared to only 63% of those who received the standard chemotherapy drug.
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Assuming that you want to generalize to all cancer patients, all cancer patients would be the population, the 675 patients would be the sample, and the 76% and 63% are statistics.
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