During clinical trials of a new drug intended to reduce the risk of heart attack, the following data indicate the occurrence of adverse reactions among 1,200 adult male trial members
What is the probability that an adult male using the drug will experience nausea?
Adverse Reaction Number
Heartburn
18
Headache
14
Dizziness
9
Urinary problems
6
Nausea
26
Abdominal pain
20
To find the probability of an adult male experiencing nausea, you need to divide the number of trial members experiencing nausea by the total number of trial members.
The number of trial members experiencing nausea is 26.
The total number of trial members is 1,200.
So, the probability of an adult male using the drug experiencing nausea is 26/1200, which simplifies to 0.0217 or 2.17%.