In a study of 20,000 patients, 12,000 were male and 8,000 were female. 5,000 males were smokers and 5,000 females were smokers. 1000 males and 1200 females died from lung cancer. 800 of the males who died of lung cancer were smokers, and 1000 of the females who died of lung cancer were smokers. Organize the above information in a table                      Smoker                               Non Smoker        Died of Lung       Did Not Die          Died of Lung      Did not Die M            800                   ?                           200                       ?                     ****5000-800=4200 were smokers F          1000                      ?                         200                        ?                      who didnt die?**** using the info determine  a) P (smoker/F)   b)P(smoker/m)   c)P(dying from lung/m)

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In a study of 20,000 patients, 12,000 were male and 8,000 were female. 5,000 males were smokers and 5,000 females were smokers. 1000 males and 1200 females died from lung cancer. 800 of the males who died of lung cancer were smokers, and 1000 of the females who died of lung cancer were smokers. Organize the above information in a table

                     Smoker                               Non Smoker

       Died of Lung       Did Not Die          Died of Lung      Did not Die

M            800                   ?                           200                       ?                     ****5000-800=4200 were smokers

F          1000                      ?                         200                        ?                      who didnt die?****

using the info determine 

a) P (smoker/F)   b)P(smoker/m)   c)P(dying from lung/m)   d)P(dying from lung cancer/m/smoker)

e) P(dying from lung cancer/f)  f)P(dying from lung cancer/f/smoker)

which gender is more likly to smoke?       Which gender is more likely to die of lung cancer if they smoke?

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