Problem #12 Review the chief resident\'s conclusion on the following data and ma

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Problem #12 Review the chief resident's conclusion on the following data and make a comment regarding the validity of the conclusion (include reasons why n or why ir emergen not): Your local hospital reports some data on accidents presenting in the cy room and has broken down the data for 82 patients who have presentea to te emergency department in the past year (use the following table): Age in Years Number of Accidents 0-2 3-5 6-14 15-21 22-31 32-41 18 42-51 52-61 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:

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The chief resident has misinterpreted the data presented about the age groups present in car accidents. The data simply categorises 82 patients brought into the emergency room due to car accidents according to their age. It's not that because the frequency is highest for over 62 and 6-14 year olds, that they're the most prone to accidents. It might even be because their bodies are fragile and thus when an accident occurs, they get severely affected. The same injuries they suffer might not be that injurios to say a 25 or 30 year old man. Thus, the chief resident has assumed that all the patients have the same body resistance and body strength which is a weak one and has thus led to an incorrect conclusion of the data.

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