The table below shows the responses from a sample of 680 people in the General Social Survey to the question, "Do you sometimes drink more than you think you should?" Sometimes Drink More Than You Should Gender Yes No Total Male 151 177 328 Female 92 260 352 Total 243 437 680 What is the odds ratio of Yes versus No for males compared to females? 2.411 0.8531 0.4148 2.8261
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The table above shows the responses from a sample of 680 people in the General Social Survey to the question: "Do you sometimes drink more than you think you should?" How is the relative risk calculated for women thinking they drank more than they should compared to men? (92/352) / (151/328) (151/328) / (92/352) (92/243) / (151/243) (92/260) / (151/177)
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