You are called in to investigate a recent outbreak of a foodborne illness in a local...

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You are called in to investigate a recent outbreak of a foodborne illness in a local community. There are 300 cases of reported hepatitis A and you suspect a local restaurant may be a possible source. You can obtain 600 people as controls for your case-control study of the illness and you create the 2 x 2 contingency table below: Exposure Ate at restaurant B Did not eat at restaurant B Total Hepatitis A + Hep A (Cases) 80 220 300 - Hep A (Controls) 60 560 600 Total 140 780 OR Odds X X X Calculate the odds of developing Hepatitis A while eating at restaurant B Calculate the odds of developing Hepatitis A while not eating at restaurant B Calculate the Odds Ratio (OR) for developing Hepatitis A while eating at Restaurant B as compared to not eating at restaurant B Do you believe restaurant B may be a potential source of the Hepatitis A infections You are called in to investigate a recent outbreak of a foodborne illness in a local community. There are 300 cases of reported hepatitis A and you suspect a local restaurant may be a possible source. You can obtain 600 people as controls for your case-control study of the illness and you create the 2 x 2 contingency table below: Exposure Ate at restaurant B Did not eat at restaurant B Total Hepatitis A + Hep A (Cases) 80 220 300 - Hep A (Controls) 60 560 600 Total 140 780 OR Odds X X X Calculate the odds of developing Hepatitis A while eating at restaurant B Calculate the odds of developing Hepatitis A while not eating at restaurant B Calculate the Odds Ratio (OR) for developing Hepatitis A while eating at Restaurant B as compared to not eating at restaurant B Do you believe restaurant B may be a potential source of the Hepatitis A infections

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To address the questions asked we first need to compute the odds and then the odds ratio OR based on the contingency table provided Lets go through th... View the full answer