You Conduct a Case Control Study and Determine That Five

question 7

Multiple Choice

You conduct a case control study and determine that five people with Guinea Worm were exposed to water from river A. One person with the disease had no exposure to water from river A. You also determine that ten people without the disease drank from river A and eighty-nine were healthy and did not drink from river A. Calculate the appropriate Odds ratio.

• A) 5
• B) 15
• C) 44.5
• D) 14.3

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Discount Rate

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