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A survey of 100 fatal accidents showed that in 43 cases the driver at fault was inadequately insured. Find a point estimate for p, the population proportion of accidents where the driver at fault was inadequately insured
 
  A) 0.43 B) 0.57 C) 0.754 D) 0.301

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Vitamin D is important for the metabolism of calcium and exposure to sunshine is an important source of vitamin D. A researcher wanted to determine whether osteoperosis was associated with a lack of exposure to sunshine.
 
  He selected a sample of 250 women with osteoperosis and an equal number of women without osteoperosis. The two groups were matched - in other words they were similar in terms of age, diet, occupation, and exercise levels. Histories on exposure to sunshine over the previous twenty years were obtained for all women. The total number of hours that each woman had been exposed to sunshine in the previous twenty years was estimated. The amount of exposure to sunshine was compared for the two groups. A) retrospective; Individuals are asked to look back in time
  B) cross-sectional; Information is collected at a specific point in time.
  C) cohort; Individuals are observed over a long period of time.



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Yi-Chen

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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