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Question 1.

An article in a magazine examined the graduate admissions process at a university for evidence of gender bias. The table below shows the number of applicants accepted to each of four graduate programs.

After reading this article, a classmate claims that there is gender bias because the university clearly accepted more males than females. Does this claim make sense? Why?

Question 2.

Two drugs, X, and Y, were tested on a total of 4000 patients. Drug X was given to 1600 patients and Drug Y was given to 2400 patients.

a. Give numerical evidence to support the claim that Drug X is more effective than Drug Y.
b. Give numerical evidence to support the claim that Drug Y is more effective than Drug X.
c. Which claim do you think makes more sense? Why?

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Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life

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