SOLUTION: The fatality rate for lung cancer was 80 per 100�000 last year in East Europe and 16 deaths per 10�000 people in USA. Is it the truth that fatality rate is the same in Europe and U

Question 1084732: The fatality rate for lung cancer was 80 per 100�000 last year in East Europe and 16 deaths per 10�000 people in USA. Is it the truth that fatality rate is the same in Europe and USA?
Take significance level = 0,02
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fatality rate for Europe:80/100000=.0008
Fatality rate for USA: 16/10000=.0016
Ratio of USA to Europe deaths:0.0016/0.0008=2:1
There were 2X as many fatalities in the USA than in Europe. ☺☺☺☺
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