Consider the Following Values for Numbers of Major Traffic Accidents

question 31

Multiple Choice

Consider the following values for numbers of major traffic accidents involving male and female drivers. The accidents are divided into ones involving a fatality and ones that did not. What is the relative risk for male drivers with regard to fatal accidents?
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Males } & \text { Females } \\\hline \text { Fatal } & 275 & 142 \\\hline \text { Non-fatal } & 3024 & 564 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Assuming a null hypothesis of no relationship between sex of the driver and fatality of their accidents, which of the following values is closest to the expected number of fatal accidents involving male drivers?

• A) 73.5
• B) 13.6
• C) 343.5
• D) 63.82

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