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Help With Analyzing Research

I am conducting a yearlong research project where I am testing a new medication, telithromycin, against 4 different types of bacteria. I will then compare its activity to that of another medication, levofloxacin, that is already known to work against these 4 bacteria. I have measured zones of inhibition for each medication vs. each bacteria in 6 trials (the first two trials have 1 repetition each while trials 3-6 have 3 repititions each). I was wondering if you would be able to help me in statistically analyzing my data and determining which medication works better for each bacteria. I have attached my data tables.

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Neha Agarwal

Trial 1

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 55 mm 41 mm 47 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

25 mm 33 mm 14 mm 37 mm



Trial 2

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 34 mm 30 mm 42 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

24 mm 29 mm 15 mm 36 mm



Trial 3

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 50 mm 30 mm 40 mm

Rep. 2

0 mm 45 mm 33 mm 43 mm

Rep. 3

0 mm 40 mm 12 mm 44 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

14 mm 35 mm 23 mm 37 mm

Rep. 2

15 mm 28 mm 23 mm 32 mm

Rep. 3

13 mm 31 mm 26 mm 34 mm



Trial 4

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 38 mm 32 mm 44 mm

Rep. 2

0 mm 40 mm 31 mm 45 mm

Rep. 3

0 mm 42 mm 34 mm 47 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

12 mm 40 mm 25 mm 33 mm

Rep. 2

14 mm 28 mm 26 mm 31 mm

Rep. 3

22 mm 36 mm 24 mm 31 mm



Trial 5

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 35 mm 35 mm 43 mm

Rep. 2

0 mm 36 mm 36 mm 45 mm

Rep. 3

0 mm 41 mm 32 mm 46 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

15 mm 31 mm 18 mm 35 mm

Rep. 2

18 mm 30 mm 18 mm 30 mm

Rep. 3

15 mm 29 mm 20 mm 37 mm



Trial 6

Ketek

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

0 mm 42 mm 30 mm 38 mm

Rep. 2

0 mm 40 mm 33 mm 40 mm

Rep. 3

0 mm 41 mm 34 mm 37 mm



Levaquin

E. aerogenes S. epidermidis E. faecalis E. coli

Rep. 1

18 mm 33 mm 19 mm 35 mm

Rep. 2

22 mm 29 mm 21 mm 37 mm

Rep. 3

16 mm 25 mm 23 mm 38 mm


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