Refer to Exercise 3.10. Not all surgery cases, even of the same type, are equally serious. Large
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(a) Calculate the proportions that survive for each hospital and each condition.
(b) From these data, which hospital would you choose if you were in good condition? If you were in bad condition?
(c) Compare your answer with that to Exercise 3.10. Explain this reversal as an example of Simpson's paradox and identify the lurking variable in Exercise 3.10.
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Statistics Principles And Methods
ISBN: 9780470904114
7th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Johnson, Gouri K. Bhattacharyya
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