From Which Causes Are Rural Residents Twice as Likely to Die

question 17

Multiple Choice

From which causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?

• A)Chronic diseases,especially cardiac problems and cancers
• B)Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity
• C)Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides)
• D)Unintentional injuries

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Definitions:

Type I Errors

Incorrectly disapproving a correct null hypothesis, famously labeled as a "false positive."

Cohen's D

A statistical measure used to assess the effect size or magnitude of the difference between two group means.

Effect

The impact or change that results from some action or intervention, often measured in experiments to understand causality.

Cohen's D

A measure of effect size indicating the difference between two means expressed in standard deviation units.