Discuss the question: Is there a statistically significant difference in the rate of cancer deaths in the two groups?
Include the following points in your discussion:
What does “statistical significance” mean in relation to this question
Why isn’t it enough to say that “since there are more cancer deaths in the Dioxin group with a smaller sample, it is clear that exposure to Dioxin causes a higher probability of dying from cancer”
Does the word “rate” indicate sample means or sample proportions?
Construct a hypothesis test for this question
Perform the hypothesis test analysis for a significance level of 1%
What is the p-value for this test?