FilariasisSex {gpk} | R Documentation |
Sex related prevalence in human filariasis
Description
Filariasis is a common infection in tropical and subtropical countries. Several parasites can cause filariasis. In Nigeria a study was conducted to see prevalence of filariasis due to various parasite types. Specific question of interest is, whether prevalence is similar in both sexes.
Usage
data(FilariasisSex)
Format
A data frame with 13 observations on the following 5 variables.
Community
Community code
Males_Examined
number of males examined
Males_Infected
number of males infected
Females_Examined
number of females examined
Females_Infected
number of females infected
Details
Test the chi-square technique on the contingency table here.
Source
http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/nvjoshi/statspunedatabook/databook.html
Examples
data(FilariasisSex)
[Package gpk version 1.0 Index]