Date:         Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:16:37 -0400
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From:         emaguin@acsu.buffalo.edu
Subject:      Re: Rates comparison question
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Jan,

Maybe i'm just not understanding your words, but how can 2250 persons go on
sick leave out when the workforce numbers 1600 persons?
> Year    number of sick leave     number of employees
> 2000                1200                            5000
> 2001                1200                            3000
> 2002                3200                            4000
> 2003                3200                            3000
> 2004                2250                            1600

Might you mean that there were 2250 sick leave episodes for a workforce of
1600? Maybe many persons had no sick leave episodes while some had several.

Gene Maguin