A random sample of smokers was obtained, and eachindividual was classified both with

Chapter 14, Problem 31

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A random sample of smokers was obtained, and eachindividual was classified both with respect to genderand with respect to the age at which he/she first startedsmoking. The data in the accompanying table is consistentwith summary results reported in the articleCigarette Tar Yields in Relation to Mortality inthe Cancer Prevention Study II ProspectiveCohort (British Med. J., 2004: 7279). Gender M ale Female,16 25 1016217 24 32 Age 18220 28 17.20 19 34a. Calculate the proportion of males in each age category,and then do the same for females. Based on these proportions,does it appear that there might be an associationbetween gender and the age at which an individualfirst smokes?b. Carry out a test of hypotheses to decide whetherthere is an association between the two factors.

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