Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_vufgb-oddsratio-003-en_vufgb-oddsratio-003-en
    namevufgb-oddsratio-003-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Odds ratio
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    Program
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Thinking

    Question

    A researcher would like to know whether there is a difference between female students (group 1) and male students (group 2) in the share of students that have moved out of their parents’ house. Based on the table below, calculate the odds ratio indicating this difference.

    Formula for the odds ratio:

    θ=π1(1−π1)π2(1−π2)\theta = \frac{\frac{\pi_{1}}{(1-\pi_{1})}}{\frac{\pi_{2}}{(1-\pi_{2})}}


    1. FALSE: 1.23
    2. FALSE: 1.89
    3. TRUE: 1.55
    4. FALSE: 1.37

    1. Incorrect
    2. Incorrect
    3. Correct
    4. Incorrect