The data in Table 12.12 are reproduced from Case Study 12.1 and represent employees laid off by

Question:

The data in Table 12.12 are reproduced from Case Study 12.1 and represent employees laid off by the U.S. Department of Labor.
a. Compute the odds of being retained to being laid off for each ethnic group.
b. Use your results in part (a) to compute the odds ratio and confirm that it is about 3.0, as computed in Case Study 12.1 (where the shortcut method was used).