The Chancellor of a Major University Was Concerned About Alcohol

question 58

Multiple Choice

The chancellor of a major university was concerned about alcohol abuse on her campus and wanted to find out the proportion of students at her university who visited campus bars on the weekend before the final exam week. Her assistant took a random sample of 250 students. The portion of students in the sample who visited campus bars on the weekend before the final exam week is an example of ________.

• A) a population
• B) a sample
• C) a parameter
• D) a statistic

Identify the impact of sensory losses on cognition and behavior in older adults.

Recognize strategies older individuals use to compensate for cognitive and sensory declines.

Grasp the correlation between lifestyle factors and cognitive health in aging.

Appreciate the variation in cognitive abilities among the elderly and the potential for preservation of certain cognitive functions.

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