Tuberculosis Deaths. The following table shows deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) in New York City and Richmond, Virginia, in 1910.
Race | New York | ||
Population | TB Deaths | ||
White | 4,675,000 | 8400 | |
Nonwhite | 92,000 | 500 | |
Total | 4,767,000 | 8900 | |
Richmond | |||
Race | Population | TB Deaths | |
White | 81,000 | 130 | |
Nomvhite | 47,000 | 160 | |
Total | 128,000 | 290 | |
Source: Cohen and Nagel, An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1934.
a. Compute the death rates for whiles, nonwhites, and all residents in New York City.
b. Compute the death rates for whites, nonwhites, and all residents in Richmond.
c. Explain the apparent inconsistency in these results.
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