In a recent health survey, 390 randomly selected college undergraduates were asked, "Regarding your current weight, do you feel that you're: 'About right', 'Overweight', or 'Underweight'?" A contingency table summarizing the results of this survey is provided below.
Assume that this is a representative sample for men and women in this age group.
|
Weight Perception versus Gender |
| Gender |
About right |
Overweight |
Underweight |
| Female |
225 |
28 |
9 |
| Male |
87 |
3 |
38
|
The odds ratio for a woman seeing herself as overweight versus a male in the same age group is: 4.9858 <-- that is the right answer, but am unable to find the 99% confidence interval (see question below)
The 99% confidence interval for the odds ratio for a woman seeing herself as overweight versus a male in the same age group is: