document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198507>Question 1198507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are conducting a case-control study of smoking and lung cancer. If the probability of being smoker among lung cancer cases is 6 what is the probability that in a group of 8 cases you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Less than 2 smokers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. More than 5 smokers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. What are the expected value and variance of the number of smokers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #832118 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52798)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=832118\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, your post is incorrect, since it states that \"the probability of being smoker among lung cancer cases is 6\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But, by the definition, probability can not have a value greater than 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, please make all necessary corrections and re-post to the forum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not post it to me personally.\r<BR>\n" );
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