To determine whether living near high voltage power lines is

Last updated: 6/21/2023

To determine whether living near high voltage power lines is related to whether a person develops cancer researchers recruited a sample of people and determined whether each one lived within 500 meters of high voltage power lines Subjects were followed for 15 years to determine whether they developed cancer Total Cancer No Cancer Total 590 9848 590 22960 590 1167 590 9848 Which proportions would be compared to determine whether there is an association between living near power lines and developing cancer 9258 9848 and Cancer Total and and Near Power Lines 590 and No Cancer 9258 9848 O P P OP P OP P Q 577 22960 577 QUESTION 2 To determine whether living near high voltage power lines is related to whether a person develops cancer researchers recruited a sample of people and determined whether each one lived within 500 meters of high voltage power lines Subjects were followed for 15 years to determine whether they developed cancer Total 1167 577 13112 Not Near Power Lines 577 12535 13112 Near Power Lines 590 9258 9848 1167 21793 22960 Not Near Power Lines 577 12535 13112 1167 21793 22960 What is the null hypothesis to determine whether there is an association between living near power lines and developing cancer