STA 4006: Categorical Data Analysis Mid-Term Examination 12:30pm - 2:00pm

1. (20%) The following table gives a random sample of size 100 of the random variable X. Do you think X is distributed as Poisson?

Values of X Frequency

0 3

1 4

2 18

3 19

4 20

5 14

6 10

7 7

8 2

9 3

2. (20%) The following table is based on records of accidents in 1998 compiled by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in Florida. a. (12%) Identify the response variable, and nd and interpret the dierence of proportions, relative risk, and odds ratio. Why are the relative risk and odds ratio approximately equal? b. (8%) Test H0 : = 1 vs = 1 with = 0.05.

Safety Equipment in Use None Seat belt

Injury Fatal Nonfatal 1601 510 162,527 412,368

3. (20%) In an experiment, we randomly allocate 4 patients to treatment A and 4 to treatment B, and get the outcome shown in the following table. Test H0 : no treatment dierence, against H1 : there is some treatment dierence with = 0.05. Survived Died Treatment A Treatment B Total 1 3 2 5 1 2 3 Total 4 4 8

4. (20%) Give a real world example of three variables X, Y , and Z , for which you expect X and Y to be marginally associated but conditionally independent controlling for Z.

5. (20%) The following table refers to applicants to graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley, for fall 1973. It presents admissions decisions by gender of applicant for the six largest graduate departments. Denote the three variables by A = whether admitted, G = gender, and D = department. Whether Admitted Male Department A B C D E F Tatol Yes 512 353 120 138 53 22 1198 No 313 207 205 279 138 351 1493 Female Yes 89 17 202 131 94 24 557 No 19 8 391 244 299 317 1278

a. (10%) Find the sample AG conditional odds ratios and the marginal odds ratios. b. (10%) Interpret, and explain why they give such dierent indications of the AG association.