15 Baldness and Heart Attacks a Recent Medical Study Observed

question 112

Essay

15. Baldness and heart attacks A recent medical study observed a higher frequency of
heart attacks among a group of bald men than among another group of men who were not
bald. Based on a P-value of 0.062 the researchers concluded there was some evidence that
male baldness may be a risk factor for predicting heart attacks. Explain in this context what
their P-value means.

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