Provide an Appropriate Response

question 61

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-The following table shows the deaths due to the same disease in two cities. Compute the death rates for whites, nonwhites, and all residents in both cities. Explain why this is an example of Simpson's paradox and how the paradox
arises.

$$\begin{array} { l c c c c } & { \text { City A } } &&{ \text { City B } } \\\hline \text { Race } & \text { Population } & \text { Deaths } & \text { Population } & \text { Deaths } \\\hline \text { White } & 750,000 & 1800 & 20,000 & 42 \\\text { Nonwhite } & 25,000 & 120 & 14,000 & 49 \\\text { Total } & 775,000 & 1920 & 34,000 & 91 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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