Exam 1

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    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_vufgb-oddsratio-005-en_vufgb-oddsratio-005-en
    namevufgb-oddsratio-005-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Odds ratio, Descriptive 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 young women (group 1) and young men (group 2) in the share of smokers. 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: 0.28
    2. FALSE: 0.40
    3. TRUE: 0.58
    4. FALSE: 0.69

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