Complete Each of the Following Statments

question 168

Short Answer

Complete each of the following statments. Assume a person has a blood pressure recording of 125/77.
(a) What is the systolicpressure?___________
b) What is the diastolic pressure?___________
c) What is the pulse pressure?___________
(d) What is the mean arterial pressure?___________
(e) Would any sound be heard when the pressure in an external cuff around the arm was 130 mm Hg?___________
(f) Would any sound be heard when cuff pressure was 118 mm Hg ?___________
(g) Would any sound be heard when cuff pressure was 75 mm Hg ?___________

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used as a measure of variability.

Confidence Interval

An extent of values, based on sample statistics, that is likely to capture the essence of an undisclosed population parameter.

Sample

Subset or portion of a population.

Mean

The average value of a data set, obtained by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.