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1. Five hundred (500) individuals were classified into three age groups: Group 1, 20-29; Group 2, 30-39; Group 3, 40 and over. In addition, they were placed into three groups depending on their diastolic blood pressure (DBP), as shown below:
Age Group
Group 1 (20-29)
Group 2 (30-39)
Group 3 (40+)
Total
DBP
Below 70
20
30
20
70
70-90
60
140
60
260
Above 90
20
80
70
170
Total
100
250
150
500
Based on the above results, find the probability that a randomly selected individual in this study was:
a. In age group 2.
b. Had a diastolic blood pressure below 70 or in age group 3.
c. In age group 3 and had a diastolic blood pressure above 90.
d. In age group 1 and had a diastolic blood pressure between 70 and 90.
e. Had a diastolic blood pressure above 90 or in age group 2.
2. Use the following journal article to answer the questions:
Cowell, S. J., Newby, D. E., Prescott, R. J., Bloomfield, P., Reid, J., David B., … Boon, N. A. (June 9, 2005). A Randomized Trial of Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Calcific Aortic Stenosis. New England Journal of Medicine, 352(23), 2389–2397.
a. Refer to Table 1 on page 2392, variable “Total cholesterol”: using the Empirical Rule, 95% of patients will have total cholesterol levels between what two values?
b. Refer to Figure 1c on page 2393: determine the sample mean and standard deviation “LDL cholesterol” level readings at 12 months for both the treatment and the placebo groups.