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If there is a connection between soda intake and broken bones, you might expect that teenagers who drink cola would be more likely to have fractures than teens who do not drink cola.

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Had a
Fracture
Did not have
a Fracture
Drank cola
38/(38+69) = 36%
  
Did not drink cola    


 
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