Question

1. You have finished administering a food /drink questionnaire to ill and non-ill participants in a Minnesota summer picnic party. The ill individuals developed moderate to severe diarrhea 16 to 46 hours after the picnic. Six persons experienced vomiting. The following data were collected:

ATE                                                    DID NOT EAT

Number of people                               Number of people

Food item                   Ill        Not ill      Total Ill        Not ill       Total

Hot dogs                     40        30 70 10        20               30

Hamburgers                32        8            40 20        40               60

Potato Salad                45        25        70 15        25               40

Ice cream                    48        12           60 2          38               40

Lemonade                   20        40           60 20        20               40

Calculate the Odds ratio for illness for consuming Hot Dogs.

Answer 1

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