Smoking and Lung Cancer: A Statistical Analysis | ||
| The Egyptian Statistical Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 25, Issue 1, June 1981, Pages 103-117 PDF (7.93 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/esju.1981.316622 | ||
| Authors | ||
| E. Shoukry* 1; M. El Mahalawy2 | ||
| 1Institute of Statistical Studies & Research, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Smoking as a cause of lung cancer has been expressed by a number of authors, and reflected in some public announcements. This paper introduces a new model for the dose-response relationship between smoking and lung cancer. A statistical method is given to subdivide the data into two groups which may be considered as light smokers and heavy smokers, and thus a probability model has been developed. This model is shown to be an appropriate model for the given data, despite the fact that it not enough for a sound conclusion to be achieved. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Causality; Dose-Response Relationship; Lung Cancer; Probability Model; Smoking; Statistical Analysis | ||
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