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Using the analysis below answer the following questions:

1. Do you agree with the authors' final conclusion regarding when to apply Treatment A and when to apply Treatment B? Explain why or why not, either referencing the original data directly or the arguments made by the authors.
2. How did the authors address Simpson's Paradox in their response?
3. Identify one passage (you may quote it) that is particularly striking to you as readers. This passage can be something you vigorously agree or disagree with, something you find surprising or confusing. Explain why this passage stands out to you and your teammates.
4. Identify one or more elements of the authors' report (such as the formatting, the structure, the style of writing, etc.) that you think will influence your group's writing submissions in the future.

The analysis

To whom it may concern:

This memo has been written to give guidance to our surgeons about when it is better to use Open Surgery (OS) and when it is better to use Nephrolithotomy (N) in treating kidney stones. Let's first give an overview of kidney stone removal procedures at our hospital, overall. We analyzed 700 procedures and for each one recorded the size of kidney stones removed (large or small) whether the procedure was successful (yes or no) and which procedure was applied (OS or N).

\fOverall results Small stone results Large stone results Nepholithotomy OpenSurgery Nepholithotomy OpenSurgery Nepholithotomy OpenSurgery Failure Failure Failure Success Success + Success