Suppose You Are Reading Statistics About a Particular College

question 147

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are reading statistics about a particular college. This college reports that about 30-40% of the student body has been treated for depression. Generalizing from statistics reported in the text, you would know that the students at this college are about ____ as likely to suffer from depression as are students nation-wide.

• A) half
• B) equally
• C) twice
• D) four times

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