When Explaining the Difference Between 'Community' and 'Population', the Nurse

question 5

Multiple Choice

When explaining the difference between 'community' and 'population', the nurse educator uses which of the following as an example for population?

• A) A grade school class.
• B) Passengers on a bus.
• C) A group of employees at a local plant.
• D) Graduating nursing students.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample distribution of a statistic, often used to estimate the precision of sample means.

F-statistic

A ratio of variances that is used to test the overall significance of a multiple regression model; it compares model fit versus random variance.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure used to analyze how differences in one variable can be predicted by a difference in a second variable.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure that determines the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that can be predicted from the independent variable(s).