If 500 newborns are screened at the inner-city hospital, then what is the exact binomial probability of
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Newborns were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in five Massachusetts hospitals. The data [8] are shown in Table 4.15.
Table 4.15: Seroprevalence of HIV antibody in newborns blood samples, according to hospital category
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Number positive (per 1000) Number tested Number positive Type Hospital 3741 11,864 5006 3596 6501 Inner city 8.0 2.6 2.2 30 31 Urban/suburban Urban/suburban Suburban/rural 11 0.3 8. 1.2 Suburban/rural
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