Question 2: Compute the differences in number of attacks, placebo minus pronethalol, and draw a Normal plot (Q-Q plot). Does the distribution look Normal?
First we compute the difference. Click Transform, Compute. Type a variable name into the Target Variable box. I used 'difference'. Now put the variable 'placebo' into the Numeric Expression box, type or click '-', and put the variable 'proneth' into the Numeric Expression box. You should now have 'placebo-proneth' in the Numeric Expression box. Click OK.
We now draw the Normal or Q-Q plot. Click Analyze, Descriptive Statistics, Q-Q plots. Choose variable 'difference'. Click OK.
I have increased the size of the text on the graph and improved it in various ways:
There is clear departure from the straight line and the distribution does not look Normal.
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