A Study Was Conducted on Horses to Identify Factors That

Multiple Choice

A study was conducted on horses to identify factors that might contribute to the formation of enteroliths-stones that form in the colon of the horse and eventually lead to blockage and death. The table below summarizes disease status by sex (gelding, mare, and stallion) . The proportion calculated as p = (62/137) = 0.4526 is:

A) the inverse proportion.
B) the marginal proportion of cases.
C) the restricted proportion of cases that are geldings among the cases.
D) None of the answer options is correct.