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The proportion of deaths due to lung cancer in males ages 15-64 in England and Wales during the period 1970-1972 was 12%. Suppose that of 20 deaths that occur among male workers in this age group who have worked for at least 1 year in a chemical plant, 5 are due to lung cancer. We wish to determine whether there is a difference between the proportion of deaths from lung cancer in this plant and the proportion in the general population.
After reviewing the results from one plant, the company decides to expand its study to include results from three additional plants. It finds that of 90 deaths occurring among 15- to 64-year-old male workers who have worked for a least 1 year in these four plants, 19 are due to lung cancer.
Answer Problem 7.32 using the data from four plants, and report a p-value.
Perform the hypothesis test, and report a p-value.
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Fundamentals of Biostatistics
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