In: Statistics and Probability
large body of evidence in the world that smoking is the
cause
of numerous life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular
and
pulmonary diseases along with different kinds of cancer. Despite
the
warnings given in the media and press, the number of smokers
is
escalating day by day. A case study conducted on 117 male
students
aging from19 to 27 years old. The 88 smokers had a history of
consuming
at least 5 cigarettes a day for at least 2 years. The case with
lung cancer
for smokers is 33 and 2 for non-smokers. Calculate the ratio of
incidence
of the disease among the exposed and incidence among the
nonexposed
and the amount or proportions of disease that can be
attributed
to a specific exposure. Discuss your results and
recommendations.