Consider the Following Values for Numbers of Major Traffic Accidents

question 10

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?
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Males } & \text { Females } \\\hline \text { Fatal } & 275 & 142 \\\hline \text { Non-fatal } & 3024 & 564 \\\hline\end{array}$
-To determine whether there appears to be a statistically significant relationship between sex of the driver and fatality of their accidents we would conduct a ?² analysis. When performing this analysis, which of the values below is closest to the contribution to the ?² statistic from the "non-fatal : female" category?

• A) 1.52
• B) 7.42
• C) 13.66
• D) 63.82

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