Community members who attended the Annual Neighborhood picnicearlier today are experiencing illness which they believe arerelated to food served at the picnic. Using the table below:
Calculate the attack rate for the 1) baked ham, 2) spinach, and3) cabbage salad. Show your work.
Which food (of the baked ham, spinach, and cabbage salad) isMOST LIKELY to have caused the illness? Discussyour answer.
| Annual Neighborhood Picnic | | | | | | | |
| Number of Persons Who | Number of PersonsWho |
| AteSpecified Food | Did Not Eat Specified Food | | | |
Food | Ill | Well | Total | | Ill | Well | Total | |
Baked Ham | 29 | 17 | 46 | | 17 | 12 | 29 | |
Spinach | 26 | 17 | 43 | | 20 | 12 | 32 | |
Mashed potatoes | 23 | 14 | 37 | | 23 | 14 | 37 | |
Cabbage salad | 18 | 10 | 28 | | 28 | 19 | 47 | |
Jello | 16 | 7 | 23 | | 30 | 22 | 52 | |
Rolls | 21 | 16 | 37 | | 25 | 13 | 38 | |
Brown bread | 18 | 9 | 27 | | 28 | 20 | 48 |
