a.) The table above displays the number of cases of the common cold in a hypothe
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a.) The table above displays the number of cases of the common cold in a hypothetical college. This college enrolls a total of 10,000 students.
Given the information provided in the table, what was the incidence rate (number of new cases per total population) of the common cold within this population during the period from January - April?
- 38 per 100,000
- 56 per 100,000
- 38 per 10,000
- 94 per 100,000
- 56 per 10,000
- 66 per 10,000
b.) The table above displays the number of cases of the common cold in a hypothetical high college. This college enrolls a total of 10,000 students.
Now suppose that all students who got sick during a particular month are no longer sick the following month (ex. those who fell ill in February are no longer sick in March). Given this information, what is the prevalence rate of disease in this population in July?
- 89 per 10,000
- 5 per 100,000
- 5 per 10,000
- 94 per 100,000
- 94 per 10,000
- 66 per 10,000
Cases of the Common Cold in a Hypothetical College Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep ases 22 15 16 3o 0 5 510 18Explanation / Answer
a) 56 per 10,000 (Total number of incident cases from jan-april ou of the total 10,000 newly enrolled)
b) 5 per 10,000 ( the 5 infected in june does not fall sick as per the given condition. 5 new cases have reported in the specific month)
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