Author Question: Assuming that City A has a murder rate of 12 per 100,000 population and City B has a murder rate of ... (Read 72 times)

lbcchick · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Assuming that City A has a murder rate of 12 per 100,000 population and City B has a murder rate of 24 per 100,000 population, which city has the more worrisome problem?

a. The answer cannot be determined from these data.
b. City A has the more worrisome problem.
c. City B has the more worrisome problem.
d. Both cities have equally worrisome problems.

Question 2

A nurse was given the following data about the children attending school in two area communities

School
Asthmatic Children Number of Children in School Number of Persons in Community
Centerville Elementary 25 1000 15,000
Centertown Suburban Elementary 25 1000 15,000
Centerville Junior High 35 1500 15,000
Two Oaks Elementary 5 200 5000
Two Oaks Junior High 10 300 5000
Totals: 100 4000 55,000
What is the rate of asthma in the school-age population?
a. 5:1000
b. 25:1000
c. 100:20,000
d. 400:2000