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Chapter 11: Q.23 (page 655)

A pharmaceutical company is interested in the relationship between age and presenting symptoms for a common viral infection. A random sample is taken of 500 people with the infection across different age groups.

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The given statement is a test of independence.

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A pharmaceutical company is interested in the relationship between age and presentation of symptoms for a common viral infection. A random sample is taken of 500 people with the infection across different age groups.

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The association between age and the presentation of symptoms for a common viral infection is the focus of this problem for a pharmaceutical company. They use the test of independence because they want to know if age is dependent on symptoms or not.

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