Some applications will be mentioned but not emphasized. It will be assumed that this audience has not seen this material before. Not much mathematical background is required to understand these topics. Therefore, in particular, this talk should be accessible to some undergraduates. A Statistical Analysis.
Abuse of women is a major public health, medical, and social problem.
Each year it is estimated that four million women are physically assaulted by a male partner. Besides the devastating consequences to individual lives, societal costs are staggering. Physical violence alone is estimated to cost employers 3 to 10 billion dollars annually. To access the health costs associated with physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, the subsequent analysis examines the frequency of non-specific symptoms. Beginning with simple tables, the presentation will develop the mathematical models used to compare ailment rates of abused and non-abused women.