A Prefix Can Be Used with a Root Word to Indicate

question 44

Multiple Choice

A prefix can be used with a root word to indicate that something happened before, during, or after something else. Natal means "pertaining to birth." What is the correct term for the medical care that a mother and her unborn baby receive before birth?

• A) Paranatal care
• B) Postnatal care
• C) NICU care
• D) Prenatal care

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Definitions:

Regression Model

A statistical technique that models and analyzes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Categorical Variables

Variables that represent types or categories, grouping observations into distinct sets based on a characteristic such as gender or ethnicity.

Categorical Variable

A type of variable that can take on one of a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values, assigning each individual or other unit of observation into a particular group or nominal category.

Indicator Variables

Variables used in statistical models to represent categorical data with two possible values, typically 0 or 1, indicating absence or presence of a characteristic.