Which hospital is safer? To help consumers make informed decisions abouthealth care, the

Chapter 0, Problem 6.31

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Which hospital is safer? To help consumers make informed decisions abouthealth care, the government releases data about patient outcomes in hospitals.You want to compare Hospital A and Hospital B, which serve your community.Here are data on all patients undergoing surgery in a recent time period. The datainclude the condition of the patient (good or poor) before the surgery.Survived means that the patient lived at least 6 weeks following surgery.Good Condition Poor ConditionHospital A Hospital B Hospital A Hospital BDied 6 8 Died 57 8Survived 594 592 Survived 1443 192Total 600 600 Total 1500 200(a) Compare percents to show that Hospital A has a higher survival rate for bothgroups of patients.(b) Combine the data into a single two-way table of outcome (survived ordied) by hospital (A or B). The local paper reports just these overall survivalrates. Which hospital has the higher rate?(c) Explain from the data, in language that a reporter can understand, howHospital B can do better overall even though Hospital A does better for bothgroups of patients.