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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Practical Problems with Solution

2. Lung cancer screening was conducted in community setting by Department of

Community Medicine in association with TB & Chest.
A] The data set of the smoking status of patients of lung cancer patients, collected as
yes (y) and no (n).
The raw data appears as n, y, n, n, n, y, n, y, n, n, n, y, n, n, y, n, y, n, n, y.
Prepare frequency distribution table and represent the data in suitable form and
interpret.
B] Following are the data of Blood Group of lung cancer patients with Rh type; +
(Positive) and – (Negative).
The raw data appears as A+, O+, O+, O+, AB+, A+, O+, O+, AB-, O-, O+, A+, AB+,
A+, O+, O+, A-, O+, AB+, A+, O+, O+, O+, B-, A+, A+, O-, A-, A+, A+, O+, O+, O+,
A+, A-, A+, A+, B+, AB+, B+, O+, AB+, O+, AB+, O-, AB+, AB+, AB-, B-, A-.
Prepare frequency distribution table and represent the data in suitable form and
interpret.

Solution:

A] Date type = Qualitative Data; Category = 2 (Yes / No)

Variable = Smoking Status The given data – Discrete form

Table: Smoking status of lung cancer patients

Smoking Status Tally Marks No. of Patients %

Yes IIII II 7 35.0
No IIII IIII III 13 65.0
Total 20 100.0

Interpretation: From the above table, maximum no. of patients 13 (65%) were non-
smoking and 7(35%) were smoking.
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Practical Problems with Solution

Title: Pie-chart of smoking status of lung cancer patients

Smoking
Status

35%
Yes
No
65%

(OR)
Title: Simple bar diagram of smoking status of lung cancer patients

14 13
12
No. of Patients

10
8 7
6
4
2
0
Yes No
Smoking Status
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B] Date type = Qualitative Data; The given data – Discrete form

Category = 4 (A / B/ AB/ O with interlinked to Rh +ve and -ve)
Table: Distribution of Patients according to Blood Group and Rh type
Rh Positive Rh Negative Total
Blood No. of No. of No. of
Tally
Group Tally Marks Patient % Patient % Patient %
Marks
s s s
A IIII IIII II 12 75.0 IIII 4 25.0 16 32.0
B II 2 50.0 II 2 50.0 4 8.0
AB IIII III 8 80.0 II 2 20.0 10 20.0
O IIII IIII IIII II 17 85.0 III 3 15.0 20 40.0
Total 39 78.0 11 22.0 50 100.0

Interpretation: From the above table, maximum no. of patients 20 (40%) belong to “Blood
group O”, followed by “A Group 16 (32%)” and “10 (20%) were AB group” and “4(8%) were B
group”. Rh +ve were 39(78%) and Rh -ve were 11(22%).

Title: Multiple bar diagram representing Blood group of lung cancer patients

18 17
16
14 Rh Positive
12
12 Rh Negative
No. of Patients

10
8
8
6
4
4 3
2 2 2
2
0
A B AB O
Blood Group

(OR)
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Title: Component/subdivided bar diagram representing Blood group of lung cancer patients

25

20
3
No. of Patients

Rh Negative
15 4
Rh Positive
10 2 17
5 12
2 8
0 2
A B AB O
Blood Group

(OR)
Title: Percentage bar diagram representing Blood group of lung cancer patients

100%
90% 20 15
25
80%
Percentage of patients

50
70% Rh Negative
60%
Rh Positive
50%
40% 80 85
75
30%
50
20%
10%
0%
A B AB O
Blood Group