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5. In 2006, there were 2900 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed among men in California and 200 new cases diagnosed among men in Oregon. Based on these data, is it accurate to say that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is higher in California than Oregon?
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The formula for incidence rate is, incidence rate = no. of new cases/size of the population at risk.

Here, we have only been given information about the no. of new cases happening in both California and Oregon and in California's case, it is higher. But since we don't know the respective sizes of the population which are at risk at both these 2 places, we will be unable to calculate the incidence rate for these 2 places. Hence, we can conclude that it is inaccurate to say that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is higher in California than Oregon.

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