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1. Researchers investigated the issue of race and equality of access to clinical trials. Specifically, they wanted to know if any racial/ethnic group(s) is under-

1. Researchers investigated the issue of race and equality of access to clinical trials. Specifically, they wanted to know if any racial/ethnic group(s) is under- or overrepresented in lung cancer clinical trials. The table below shows the population distribution and the numbers of participants in clinical trials involving lung cancer.

Race/Ethnicity

White non-Hispanic

Hispanic

Black

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaska Native

TOTAL

Distribution of Population

75.6%

9.1%

10.8%

3.8%

0.7%

100%

Number in Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

3855

60

316

54

12

4,297

What is the expected number of white non-Hispanic participants, if the clinical trial database were representative of the population?

Group of answer choices

a. 859.4

b. 3855

c. 3249

d. 3248.5

2.

Group Disease No Disease Total
Group 1 X 100 154
Group 2 6 20 26
Group 3 24 52 76
Total 84 172 256

What is theexpected cell count for the top-left cell (marked by the X in the table), if the group variable is independent of the disease status?

Group of answer choices

a. 54

b. 50.5

c. 5

d. 0.21

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