document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=434634>Question 434634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following table shows deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) in two towns. Complete parts (a) through (c). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Town 1 Population TB Deaths<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whites: 4,656,000 8200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nonwhites: 97,000 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total: 4,753,000 8900 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Town 2 Population TB Deaths<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whites: 84,000 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nonwhites: 47,000 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total: 131,000 290 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Compute the death rates for whites in Town 1. __% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compute the death rates for nonwhites in Town 1. __% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compute the death rates for all residents in Town 1. __% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Compute the death rates for whites in Town 2. ___% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compute the death rates for nonwhites in Town 2. ___% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compute the death rates for all residents in Town 2. ___% (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Explain why this is an example of Simpson's paradox and explain how the paradox arises. Choose the correct answer below. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) The rates for both whites and nonwhites was higher in Town 1 than Town 2, yet, the overall rate was higher in Town 2 than in Town 1. The percentage of nonwhites was significantly lower in Town 2 than in Town 1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) The rates for non whites was higher in Town 1 than in Town 2, yet, the overall rate was higher in Town 2 than in Town 1. The total number of people was significantly higher in Town 1 than in Town 2. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) The rates for whites was higher in Town 1 than in Town 2, as the rate for nonwhites was higher in Town 1 than in Town 2. The percentage of whites was significantly higher in Town 2 than in Town 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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