State which measure would best support your goal and briefly explain why you chose that measure for each of the following questions (numbers 1 – . measures of disease: ◾i = incidence rate ◾p = prevalence ◾l = lifetime prevalence ◾m = crude mortality rate (crude death rate) ◾r = sex ratio. 1. to demonstrate the risks of car-train crashes at railroad crossings without warning signals.. 2.to demonstrate the amount of children’s exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke. 3.to estimate the number of persons who have had leukemia during their lifetimes.. 4.to estimate the number of healthcare facilities needed to support patients with alzheimer’s disease.. 5.to argue that mortality from hiv infection is a more serious public health problem in one region of the u. s than another.

Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. the couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. what is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. the couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. what is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? 1/8 1/32 3/4 7/16 1/2