An article in the sacramento bee (march 8, 1984, p. a1) reported on a study finding that "men who drank 500 ounces or more of beer a month (about 16 ounces a day) were three times more likely to develop cancer of the rectum than non-drinkers." in other words, the rate of rectal cancer in the beer drinking group was three times that of the non-drinkers in this study. what important numerical information is missing from this report?

Step-by-step explanation:

given that an article in the Sacramento Bee (March 8, 1984, p. A1) reported on a study finding that "men who drank 500 ounces or more of beer a month (about 16 ounces a day) were three times more likely to develop cancer of the rectum than non-drinkers."

To support this some data collected should be given.  The data should be from a sample of a large size randomly drawn from 2 groups one men who drank 500 oz or more of beer and other group not drank that much.  These people medical history with cancer patients number also should have been given.

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.