When Assessing Development in a 9-Month-Old Infant,the Nurse Would Expect

question 13

Multiple Choice

When assessing development in a 9-month-old infant,the nurse would expect to observe the infant:

• A) speaking in 2-word sentences.
• B) grasping objects with palmar grasp.
• C) creeping along the floor.
• D) beginning to use a spoon rather sloppily.

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Definitions:

Probability Distribution

A mathematical description that assigns probabilities to different outcomes of a random variable.

Chi-Square Distribution

The Chi-Square Distribution is a statistical distribution used for hypothesis testing and is derived from the sum of the squares of a set of normally distributed random variables.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that express qualitative attributes and differentiate by category, not in numerical terms.