Researchers wanted to study if wearing cotton clothes is related to depression. They surveyed a large group of people. The data are shown in the contingency table below. What is the relative risk of wearing cotton clothes for those who are depressed? Round your answer to two decimal places.                     Depressed     Not depressed     Total Cotton            122                189                    311 Not cotton       420               263                    683 Total                542              452                   994

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Researchers wanted to study if wearing cotton clothes is related to depression. They surveyed a large group of people. The data are shown in the contingency table below. What is the relative risk of wearing cotton clothes for those who are depressed? Round your answer to two decimal places.

                    Depressed     Not depressed     Total

Cotton            122                189                    311

Not cotton       420               263                    683

Total                542              452                   994

 

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