A Nursing Instructor Is Holding a Lecture on Environmental Health

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is holding a lecture on environmental health and explaining that gene environment interaction:

• A)Can directly cause diabetes, pulmonary disease, and breast cancer.
• B)Can change the expression of a genetic trait and alter physical aspects.
• C)Can have either a protective influence or increase risk for many diseases.
• D)Does not demonstrate any noticeable effect from the environment.

Recognize the implications of Type I and Type II errors in hypothesis testing.

Determine the appropriate directionality (upper-tailed, lower-tailed, two-sided) of hypothesis tests.

Understand the relationship between sample size and margin of error in confidence intervals.

Comprehend the effect of sample size changes on statistical test outcomes.

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