What is the overall probability that a person that has any one of these cancers will die? (round to nearest 0.001) What is the probability that a person who has cancer, has bladder cancer? (round to nearest 0.001) What is the probability that a person who has bladder cancer will die? (round to nearest 0.001) prob = prob = prob =

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The following data comes from the National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov). The number of cancer cases
estimated for 2008 for the 12 most common cancers (not including non-melanoma skin cancer) are given here:
Cancer Type
Bladder
Breast
Colon and Rectal
Endometrial
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
Leukemia (All)
Lung (Including Bronchus)
Melanoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Pancreatic
Prostate
Thyroid
Estimated
New Cases
68,810
184,450
148,810
40,100
46,232
44,270
215,020
62,480
66,120
37,680
186,320
37,340
Estimated
Deaths
14,100
40,930
49,960
7,470
11,059
21,710
161,840
8,420
19,160
34,290
28,660
1,590
What is the overall probability that a person that has
any one of these cancers will die? (round to nearest 0.001)
What is the probability that a person who has
bladder cancer will die? (round to nearest 0.001)
What is the probability that a person who has
cancer, has bladder cancer? (round to nearest 0.001)
What is the probability that a person who dies from
cancer had bladder cancer? (round to nearest 0.001)
prob =
prob =
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Transcribed Image Text:The following data comes from the National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov). The number of cancer cases estimated for 2008 for the 12 most common cancers (not including non-melanoma skin cancer) are given here: Cancer Type Bladder Breast Colon and Rectal Endometrial Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer Leukemia (All) Lung (Including Bronchus) Melanoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Pancreatic Prostate Thyroid Estimated New Cases 68,810 184,450 148,810 40,100 46,232 44,270 215,020 62,480 66,120 37,680 186,320 37,340 Estimated Deaths 14,100 40,930 49,960 7,470 11,059 21,710 161,840 8,420 19,160 34,290 28,660 1,590 What is the overall probability that a person that has any one of these cancers will die? (round to nearest 0.001) What is the probability that a person who has bladder cancer will die? (round to nearest 0.001) What is the probability that a person who has cancer, has bladder cancer? (round to nearest 0.001) What is the probability that a person who dies from cancer had bladder cancer? (round to nearest 0.001) prob = prob = prob = prob =
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The dataset is given as-

Cancer type Estimated new cases Estimated deaths
Bladder 68810 14100
Breast  184450 40930
Colon and rectal  148810 49960
Endomaterial 40100 7470
Kidney cancer 46232 11059
Lukemia 44270 21710
Lung 215020 161840
Melanoma 62480 8420
Non-hodgkin limephobi 66480 19160
Pancreatic 37680 34290
Prostate 186320 28660
Thyroid 37340 1590

 

 

 

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