How would you define Incidence Rate?
A doctor's office gives each patient a survey to complete. The results of the survey revealed that a person can suffer from allergic flare-ups up to 3 times per year with each flare-up lasting one week. Find the incidence rate for anyone in the population who suffers from allergies.
Calculate infant mortality rate in Massachusetts for 2010, providing there were 10 infant deaths for every 1500 live births.
In 2011 there were 14 infant deaths for every 1000 live births; in 2012 there were 12 infant deaths for every 1300 live births. Using the infant death information from problem 3, calculate the infant mortality rate over the 3 year period.
In an independent study in the county of Worcester, 18 males die from liver cancer per 100, 000 males. With a standard error of 3.7, what is the relative standard error?