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Cigar smoking and cancer. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Feb. 16, 2000) published the...

Cigar smoking and cancer. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Feb. 16, 2000) published the results of a study that investigated the association between cigar smoking and death from tobacco-related cancers. Data were obtained for a national sample of 137,243 American men. The results are summarized in the table below. Each male in the study was classified according to his cigar-smoking status and whether or not he died from a tobacco-related cancer.

Died from Cancer
Cigar Smoking Yes No Totals
Never Smoked 782        120,747        121,529
Former Smoker 91            7,757            7,848
Current Smoker 141            7,725            7,866
Totals           1,014        136,229        137,243

Find the Odds Ratio for Dying versus Not Dying from Cancer for a Current Smoker compared with a Never Smoker. Hint, you must do the odds for each group first. The current smoker is the numerator for the odds ratio. Use 4 significant decimal places for your answer, and use the proper rules of rounding. I am looking for just the answer, not the equation.

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