Page 118 C Do you think your friends simple statement explai

Page 1.18 C. Do you think your friend\'s simple statement explains the increase in the number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes or do you think some other variable must be involved? ends statement hold tne since the ation d diabetes show D. If you answered that other variables might be involved, what could those variables be? There is no right answer here; we just want you to suggest one or more possible explanations. The increase could be due to better di ostic facilities available, which results in more over the years Another friend suggests that the increase in the number (or percentage) of individuals diagnosed with diabetes is due to the fact that a much larger percentage of the U.S. population is over the age of 65 in the year 2010 than was true in the year 1980. The diagnosis of diabetes usually occurs after the age of 65; thus, the shift in the age distribution of the U.S. population explains this increase in total number of diagnosed diabetes cases. E. How could you attempt to determine if this explanation is correct or not? year olds and 27% of people older than 65 have been diagnosed with diabetes. The data in Table 2 include the age distribution of the U.S. population from 1980 to 2010 and the percentage of individuals age group that have been diagnosed with diabetes. These data may help to either support or refute your friend\'s explanation. each age group diagnosed WNh diabetes Year Median than 0-18 1980 30 28.1 59.6 11.3 07 3.5 9 1990 32.9 25.6 62.9 12.6 6 2000 35.3 25.7 62 12.4 1.2 8 13 2010 36.8 24 63 13 10 19 Table 2. Age distribution of the United States population, including distribution of individuals diagnosed with diabetes. Statistics, National Diabetes

Solution

E. The friend statement is false because table is providing information about diabetes occurs in patients of two other age groups than older than 65. The date also provide information that older than 65 population is some larger than 1980 population.

F. we can check the table by statistics of 2014.

G. We can make chart like below: