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Consider the data table showing patients in a trial in which 30 are given a placebo and 20 are given an experimental drug and the deaths are recorded over a period of 24 months.

 Control Exp. drug Time  # at risk  Deaths  # at risk  Deaths 3305201625618291931611216315224132131\begin{array}{c}\underline { \text { Control} } \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad\underline { \text { Exp. drug}}\\\begin{array}{cccc}\text { Time } & \text { \# at risk } & \text { Deaths } & \text { \# at risk } & \text { Deaths } \\3 & 30 & 5 & 20 & 1 \\6 & 25 & 6 & 18 & 2 \\9 & 19 & 3 & 16 & 1 \\12 & 16 & 3 & 15 & 2 \\24 & 13 & 2 & 13 & 1\end{array}\end{array}
-Based on the ?2 value from a test of the hazard ratio for the control group relative to the drug treatment group, what is our conclusion?


A) P < 0.05, the survival curves are the same.
B) P < 0.05, the survival curves differ from each other.
C) P > 0.05, the survival curves are the same.
D) P > 0.05, the survival curves differ from each other.

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