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There was a food poisoning outbreak on April 1,2018,at the City Z Food Safety Conference.There were 1,000 people registered for the conference with luncheon,100 volunteers to host attendees,and 50 people who served the luncheon during the conference.Except for 50 people who served the food,all of the participants and volunteers ate the food from the luncheon at the conference on April 1,2018.After an initial outbreak of food poisoning is reported,an epidemiologist sends surveys to all people at risk to investigate the cause.However,only 900 people among those at risk answer the survey.After analysis of 900 survey results,the epidemiologist concludes that the most suspected foods in the outbreak are pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti.What is the most suspected food for food poisoning after cross-tabulation? Use the following table to answer the question. Summary of Survey Responses
Number of people who developed the case definition symptoms Number of people who ate the food Pepperoni pizza only 113275 Meatball spaghetti only 62375 Both pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti 57150 Neither of pepperoni pizza or meatball spaghetti 10100\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of people who } \\\text { developed the case definition } \\\text { symptoms }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of people who ate the } \\\text { food }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Pepperoni pizza only } & 113 & 275 \\\hline \text { Meatball spaghetti only } & 62 & 375 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Both pepperoni pizza and } \\\text { meatball spaghetti }\end{array} & 57 & 150 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Neither of pepperoni pizza or } \\\text { meatball spaghetti }\end{array} & 10 & 100 \\\hline\end{array} Pepperoni pizza only Meatball spaghetti only Both pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti Neither of pepperoni pizza or meatball spaghetti Number of people who developed the case definition symptoms 113625710 Number of people who ate the food 275375150100
A) Pepperoni pizza only
B) Meatball spaghetti only
C) Both pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti
D) Neither pepperoni pizza nor meatball spaghetti
E) We cannot determine the cause of food based on this information
Cross-tabulation
A statistical tool used to analyze and understand the relationship between two categorical variables by organizing data into a table.
Food Poisoning
An illness caused by eating contaminated food, often characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea.
Epidemiologist
A scientist who studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Analyze and identify suspected food sources in a foodborne illness outbreak using epidemiological data.
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Learning Objectives
- Analyze and identify suspected food sources in a foodborne illness outbreak using epidemiological data.
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