Social Epidemiology Is the Study of

question 28

Multiple Choice

Social epidemiology is the study of

• A)how contaminated foodstuffs, such as peanut butter that contains salmonella, are distributed throughout the country.
• B)the social effects of rapid technological change, such as the Internet or automobile.
• C)the spread of social phenomena, such as poverty, teen pregnancy, or crime, through a society's population.
• D)how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.

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Definitions:

Larger

Having greater size, quantity, or magnitude than something else or than usual.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R^2, that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by one or more independent variables in a regression model.

Slope

The rate of change in the dependent variable for a unit change in the independent variable in a linear relationship.

Regression Line

A line of best fit through a scatterplot of data points in regression analysis, showing the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.