A recent study conducted by some German researchers found that people 75 or older who regularly take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid, have a 44 percent increased risk of dementia compared to seniors not using the drugs. The data was collected from a large German insurance database.
a) Identify the implied population
Answer
We know that the population is the set of all elements and sample include only few of those elements.
In this case, sample taken is number of people 75 or older who regularly take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid.
So, population must include people 75 or older who regularly take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid, as well as other elements.
It is given that the data or sample data is taken from large German insurance database, so implied population in this case would be the large German insurance database which includes all elements or samples.
A recent study conducted by some German researchers found that people 75 or older who regularly...
1. A recent study conducted by some German researchers found that people 75 or older who regularly take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid, have a 44 percent increased risk of dementia compared to seniors not using the drugs. The data was collected from a large German insurance database. a) Identify all the variables. List them below.