DES Is Called an "Endocrine Disrupting Chemical" Because It Interferes

question 10

Multiple Choice

DES is called an "endocrine disrupting chemical" because it interferes with the endocrine secretions of the ________.

• A) thyroid gland
• B) adrenal medulla
• C) ovaries
• D) hypothalamus

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Percentile

A measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.

Normal Random Variable

A variable whose values are distributed according to a normal distribution.

Mean

A measure of central tendency that is calculated by summing the values in a dataset and dividing by the number of values.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that depicts the distribution of data points in a way where most of the observations cluster around the mean, showing the properties of symmetry and asymptotic tails.