Over the limit and you're asking for trouble
- Summarise the story being told in the graph with this article
(also find the typographical error). How could you improve it?
- Write a conditional probability statement of the form
Pr(A|B) = n x Pr(A|C), to show the increased risk for women after
drinking 6-9 drinks over 6 hours. Carefully define events.
- Repeat Question 2 for men after 9 drinks.
- Discuss the inferences which arise from this article.
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