People have been increasingly concerned that loud music, especially that played through headphones and MP3 players is damaging the hearing of teens. In part to test whether that might be the case, hearing loss in teens in 1988-1994 (before MP3 players were available) was compared to hearing loss in teens in 2005-2006. Of 796 teens aged 18 or 19 in 1988-1994, 15.2% had some hearing loss. Of 413 teens aged 18 or 19 in 2005-2006, 20.1% had some hearing loss.
a. What two groups are being compared? What is the response variable?
b. Display the data in a two-way frequency table.
C.Compute and interpret the absolute risk reduction of hearing loss between the two groups.
d. Compute and interpret the relative risk of hearing loss between the two groups.