A Change Occurring in a Pregnant Woman That Is Indicative

question 7

Multiple Choice

A change occurring in a pregnant woman that is indicative of a potential disorder is

• A) increased metabolic rate.
• B) 30% to 40% increase in cardiac output.
• C) increased oxygen consumption.
• D) increased urinary protein.

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Definitions:

Fisher's Exact Test

A statistical significance test used to examine the association between two categorical variables in a contingency table, especially useful for small sample sizes.

Yates' Correction

A statistical adjustment made to the chi-squared test for small sample sizes, to better approximate the chi-squared distribution.

Expected Frequencies

The predicted counts of occurrences across different categories or intervals that one would expect by chance.

Fisher's Exact Test

A statistical significance test used to determine if there are nonrandom associations between two categorical variables, often employed when sample sizes are small.