Suppose because of facility limitations, a large privately owned nursing home ha

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Suppose because of facility limitations, a large privately owned nursing home has been turning away large numbers of patients requesting admission. Because the nursing home receives some financial assistance from public sources, they are prohibited from making the decision concerning admission on the basis of whether payment is from Medicaid or private funds. As part of a compliance study, suppose that researchers collect the following data over a two year period. Of the 88 Medicaid patients applying for admission, 24 are admitted while 64 are not. Of the 110 privately funded patients applying for admission, 62 are admitted while 48 are not. What is the odds ratio comparing the odds of not being admitted for Medicaid patients to the odds of not being admitted for privately funded patients? Medicaid Privately Not Admitted 64 48 Admitted 24. 62 Funded 0 1.33 3.44 75 1.67 0

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

odds of not being admitted for medicaid patients = 64 / 198

=  0.3232

odds of not being admitted for a privately funded patients = 0.2424

ratio of odds of not being admitted for medicaid patients and not being admitted for privately funded patients

= 0.3232/0.2424

= 1.33

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