Identify the Study as an Observational Study or a Designed

question 82

Multiple Choice

Identify the study as an observational study or a designed experiment.
-At one hospital in 1992, 674 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. Five years later, 88% of the Caucasian women and 83% of the African American women were still alive.

• A)Designed experiment
• B)Observational study

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The rate of interest utilized within discounted cash flow methodology to calculate the current market value of future cash flows.

Net Present Value

The calculation of the current value of a series of future cash flows generated by an investment minus the initial capital cost.

Present Value

The current value of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows, given a specified rate of return.

Immediate Cash Outflow

Expenditures or payments that require immediate disbursement of cash from a business.