Question: Study 1. A population-based cohort study was conducted to measure the association between cigarette smoking and Hodgkin's disease (HD). Incidence of HD was assessed among

Study 1. A population-based cohort study was conducted to measure the association between cigarette smoking and Hodgkin's disease (HD). Incidence of HD was assessed among men aged 32-60 who had ever smoked and men of the same age who had never smoked. Participants were followed for five years. The study included a total of 1449 men of whom 688 never smoked. There was a total of 246 HD patients of whom 160 were smokers. 1. You decide to investigate whether or not there is an association between cigarette smoking and Hodgkin's disease. Construct the appropriate 2x2 table for the data you collected. Make sure you include a row for "Total" and a column for "Total" in your table. (2 points) 2. What is the exposure and outcome of interest? (1 point) 3. What is the null hypothesis for this study in symbol and in word format? (2 points) 4. What is the 2-sided alternate hypothesis for this study in symbol and in word format? (2 points) 5. Name and calculate the measure of association of interest for this study. Round intermediate steps and final answer to 2 decimal places. (2 points) 6. The 95% CI that corresponds to the measure

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