Statistics Clearly Demonstrate That There Are Significantly More Cases of a Disease

question 23

Multiple Choice

Statistics clearly demonstrate that there are significantly more cases of a disease in one particular neighborhood than in all the rest of the city.Assuming all else is the same,which of the following is the most likely explanation for a single neighborhood having such a different pattern of illness?

• A) A cultural or ethnic concentration in the neighborhood
• B) The geographic location of the neighborhood within the city
• C) A statistical fluke without meaning
• D) The time of year the different statistics were collected throughout the city