Review the chief resident’s conclusion on the following data and make a comment
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Review the chief resident’s conclusion on the following data and make a comment regarding the validity of the conclusion (include reasons why or why not): Your local hospital reports some data on accidents presenting in their emergency room and has broken down the data for 82 patients who have presented to the emergency department in the past year (use the following table):
Age in Years
Number of Accidents
0–2
5
3–5
6
6–14
18
15–21
8
22–31
5
32–41
8
42–51
7
52–61
4
62 and over
21
Based on this data, the chief resident has concluded that “the data concludes that the age group containing persons age 62 and older are the most prone to accidents.The category that holds the second greatest risk is 6–14 year olds.”
Comment on the chief resident’s misinterpretation of the data:
Age in Years
Number of Accidents
0–2
5
3–5
6
6–14
18
15–21
8
22–31
5
32–41
8
42–51
7
52–61
4
62 and over
21
Explanation / Answer
their interpretion about second greatest risk is 6-14 years old is not right.because 0-2 years old is 5 and 3-5 years old is 6 so it indicates more risk for child of 2 years difference when compared with 8 yrs difference 6-14 years of 18..
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