A survey was done comparing males and females on their beliefs about paranormal

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A survey was done comparing males and females on their beliefs about paranormal activity for the U.S., Canada, and England. We will focus on the data just for the U.S. (see the table below). This asked whether the subject believed if houses can be haunted. U.S. Percent that Believe that Houses Can be Haunted Yes No Total Gender Males Females 146 219 365 325 302 627 471 521 992 Total The odds ratio of a female compared to a male for answering Yes compared with No is (use three 1.614 0 ,619 725 449 Next Previous

Explanation / Answer

The odds of Yes given female is 219/302, the odds of Yes given male is 146/325.

Therefore, the odds ratio of a female compared to males for answering Yes compared to No is

(219/302)/(146/325)= 1.614.

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