Question

Could mud wrestling be the cause of a rash contracted by University of Washington students? Two physicians at the University of Washington student health center wondered about this when one male and six female students complained of rashes after participating in a mud-wrestling event. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of students who participated in the event. The results, by gender, are summarized in the following table.

From the chi-square test performed in this study, we may conclude that

(a) there is convincing evidence of an association between the gender of an individual participating in the event and development of a rash.

(b) mud wrestling causes a rash, especially for women.

(c) there is absolutely no evidence of any relation between the gender of an individual participating in the event and the subsequent development of a rash.

(d) development of a rash is a real possibility if you participate in mud wrestling, especially if you do so on a regular basis.

(e) the gender of the individual participating in the event and the development of a rash are independent.

Short answer

Correct option is (b), mud wrestling causes a rash, especially for women.

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

We are given with data of rash development by girls and boys during mud wrestling.

We need to find correct option.

Step 2:

As from data we can see almost $50\%$of girls developed rashes.

So option(b) is correct mentioning mud wrestling causes a rash, especially for women.