A new medical condition known as Slipitosis has been discovered and is believed

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A new medical condition known as Slipitosis has been discovered and is believed to relate to Banana consumption. A study is undertaken to confirm this. During the study it is found that Females consume Bananas at a higher rate than males and the researchers are worried about Simpsons Paradox influencing the results if they leave out gender. They therefore undertake a Mantel-Haenszel analysis of the relationship between banana consumption and Slipitosis conditional on gender Sliptosis Gender Total 128 820 948 Yes No Female Yes No Total 81 428 509 47 392 439 Male Yes No Total 14 500 514 46 2030 2076 60 2530 2590 Test that combined OR = 1: Mantel-Haenszel chi2 (1)5.213 Pr>chi2= 0.022 Zest of homogeneity (B-D) chi2(1) 0.48Prychi2 0.503

Explanation / Answer

That gender is more related to the slipitosis than banana consumption.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

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