Refer to Table 11.9. Combine the data for the two levels of maternal smoking. Does a first-order Markov chain model these data adequately? Find a loglinear model that does fit adequately.

Table 11.9:

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Child's Respiratory Illness by Age and Maternal Smoking No Maternal Maternal Smoking Smoking Child's Respiratory Illness Age 10 Age 10 Age 8 Age 9 No Yes No Yes Age 7 No No No 237 10 118 Yes 15 4 No Yes 16 11 Yes 3 4 Yes No No 24 3 3 Yes 3 No Yes 4 2 Yes 5 11