Question: 14. The following data were obtained in a study in which 1000 nurses were followed for up to 20 years to examine the hypothesis that

14. The following data were obtained in a study in which 1000 nurses were followed for up to 20 years to examine the hypothesis that use of a certain diet pill might increase the probability of experiencing a myocardial infarction (MI, i.e., heart attack). 500 used diet pills and 500 did not.There were 27 total MI's.

*Of 500 nurses who used diet pills, 19 experienced an MI.

*Of 500 nurses who did NOT use diet pills, 8 experienced an MI.

A. Complete the blanks in the 2x2 contingency table below.

Myocardial infarction

Diet pill use

Yes

No

Total

Yes

19

481

500

No

8

492

500

Total

27

973

1000

4. What would the null hypothesis be, for this study?

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