A certain infectious disease of humans is caused by a virus. There are six main viral strains, and an individual can never be infected by the same strain twice. However, a second infection can occur by any of the other strains. The severity of the second infection depends on the identity of both the strain that caused the first infection and the strain causing the second infection, as well as the order in which these were acquired. How many different levels of severity are possible for an individual acquiring a second infection?levels of severity

The 2019-2020 flu season was especially tough.By the end of the season, an estimated total of 49 million people in the United States had contracted the flu, of whom an estimated 79,000 died from the flu.  Assume that the US population was 300,000,000 during the 2019-2020 flu season and that during the season, a total of 2.9 million Americans died from all causes (including the flu).  Assume the population of the US remained the same at the midpoint of the season. Report mortality rates per 100,000. Be sure to express the measure in the correct format. c.What was the flu-related mortality rate during the 2019-2020 flu season? d.What is the all-cause mortality rate during the 2019-2020 flu season? e.In a country with an age distribution that is much younger than in the US, the proportionate mortality rate from flu in 2019 was 5%.  Based on this information alone, can we determine that the risk of dying from flu in 2019 was higher in this country compared to the US? Why or why not?

It has been observed that some persons who suffer renal failure, again suffer renal failure within one year of the first episode. This is due, in part, to damage from the first episode. The performance of a new drug designed to prevent a second episode is to be tested for its effectiveness in preventing a second episode. In order to do this two groups of people suffering a first episode are selected. There are 55 people in the first group and this group will be administered the new drug. There are 75 people in the second group and this group will be administered a placebo. After one year, 10% of the first group has a second episode and 9% of the second group has a second episode. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine, at the significance level 0.01, whether there is reason to believe that the true percentage of those in the first group who suffer a second episode is different from the true percentage of those in the second group who suffer a second episode? Select the [Alternative…

Scientists have found a way to distinguish chronic-fatigue syndrome (CFS) from post-treatment Lyme disease by different proteins in a patient's spinal fluid. In a study of 4334 patients, the results to the right were found. (a) How many had the protein for Lyme only? (b) How many had the normal protein only? (c) How many had none of the proteins? 1654 had the protein for normal patients, CFS, and post-treatment Lyme disease; 1754 had the protein for CFS and Lyme; 820 had the protein for CFS only; 2660 had the protein for CFS; 1759 had the normal protein as well as the one for Lyme; 2625 had the protein for Lyme; 2648 had the normal protein. (a) There were 766 patients who only had the protein for Lyme. (Type a whole number.) (b) There were patients who only had the normal protein. (Type a whole number.)

A dairy farmer thinks that the average weight gain of his cows depends on two factors: the type of grain that they are fed and the type of grass that they are fed. The dairy farmer has four different types of grain from which to choose and three different types of grass from which to choose. He would like to determine if there is a particular combination of grain and grass that would lead to the greatest weight gain on average for his cows. He randomly selects three one-year-old cows and assigns them to each of the possible combinations of grain and grass. After one year he records the weight gain for each cow (in pounds) with the following results. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a significant difference in the average weight gains among the cows for the different types of grain?  Cow Weight Gain (Pounds)   Grass A Grass B Grass B Grain A 359359 327327 232232 277277 250250 163163 191191 304304 216216 Grain B 331331 348348 176176 318318 205205…

In the city of AZ, there are two supermarkets, X-Mart and Y-Mart. It is assumed that every shopper makes a purchase once a week at one of these supermarkets (not both).In a study, 100 samples of shoppers were taken over 10 weeks. From the study, it is known that if a shopper goes to X-Mart in one week, 85 people will continue to shop at X-Mart in the following week, and if a shopper goes to Y-Mart in one week, 70 people will continue to shop at Y-Mart in the following week.Create a transition probability table and matrix for this scenario, and then If in the first week Ivankov buys from X-Mart, what is the probability that Terry will buy from X-Mart in the third and fourth weeks?

A person, Joe, claims to be able to "smell" an illness based on the odor of a person's clothing. Joe is given 12 shirts, each worn by a different person, some of whom had the illness and some of whom did not. The shirts were given to Joe in random order and he had to decide whether each shirt had been worn by an ill patient or by a healthy patient.  joe identified 11 of the 12 shirts correctly. If we assume that Joe was just guessing, he would have probability 1/2 of correctly identifying each shirt.  Find the probability that Joe would identify AT LEAST 11 shirts correctly by random guessing

A company claims that its brand of dish detergent, A, is more effective than a competitor’s brand, B. Fifty dirty dishes are randomly selected and randomly divided into two groups. In one group, each dirty dish will be placed in a container of hot water with Brand A detergent and in the other group, each dirty dish will be placed in a container of hot water with Brand B detergent. The dishes will sit for two hours, and then the cleanliness of the dishes will be measured using a scale of 1–10 (1 = least clean to 10 = most clean). The difference in mean cleanliness ratings for the two detergents (A – B) will then be calculated. What is the appropriate inference procedure?

This weekend, Premier League officials will be conducting urine tests for all players who are participating in Premier League matches. The tests are being carried out as part of the league's ongoing efforts to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs and other banned substances. The urine samples will be collected before and after the matches, and will be analysed by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratory to detect any traces of banned substances in the players' systems. Suppose 3% of the players will use banned substances. Let X be the number of players that officials need to test to find the first case of using banned substances. Let Y be the number of players tested to find 3 such cases. (a) Name the probability distribution and specify the value of any parameter(s) for each of the two random variables X and Y. (b) What is the probability that at least 5 players are to be tested to find the first using-banned-substances case? (c) What is the probability that…

A car wash has three different types of washes: basic, classic, and ultimate. Based on records, 45% of customers get the basic wash, 35% get the classic wash, and 20% get the ultimate wash. Some customers also vacuum out their cars after the wash. The car wash records show that 10% of customers who get the basic wash, 25% of customers who get the classic wash, and 60% of customers who get the ultimate wash also vacuum their cars. The probabilities are displayed in the tree diagram.What is the probability that a randomly selected customer purchases the basic or classic car wash if they vacuum their car?A) 0.13B) 0.48C) 0.52D) 0.80