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A reasearcher studying correctional treatment on 192 sex offenders composed of 10 females and 182 males finds that 11 males along with 1 female had reoffended. He then calculated the percentages and find that 10% of females and 6% of males had reoffended and concluded that female sex offenders were more likely to reoffend than male sex offender. What is wrong with his conclusion?

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