In a Study Reported in the July 2007 Issue of the Journal

Short Answer

In a study reported in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, researchers investigated whether veterans are more likely to commit suicide than nonveterans. They spent 12 years following 104,000 veterans who had served in the armed forces between 1917 and 1994, and compared them with 216,000 nonveterans. They found that 197 veterans and 311 nonveterans committed suicide.
-Notice that more nonveterans than veterans committed suicide (311 vs. 197). Would you conclude that veterans are less likely to commit suicide than nonveterans? Explain.