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Author: Bernard Rosner

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Chapter 8, Problem 24P

A study in Pittsburgh measured various cardiovascular risk factors in children at birth and during their first 5 years of life [6]. In particular, heart rate was assessed at birth, 5 months, 15 months, 24 months, and annually thereafter until 5 years of age. Heart rate was related to age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The data in Table 8.13 were presented relating heart rate to race among newborns.

Report a p-value for the test performed in Problem 8.23.

Table 8.13 Relationship of heart rate to race among newborns

Chapter 8, Problem 24P, A study in Pittsburgh measured various cardiovascular risk factors in children at birth and during

Source: Reprinted with permission of the American Journal of Epidemiology, 119(4), 554–563.

Test for a significant difference in mean heart rate between Caucasian and African American newborns.

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