Why Are Infants and Children Highly Vulnerable to Head Injury

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why are infants and children highly vulnerable to head injury?
I. Their head is large and heavy compared with the rest of the body.
II. They lack mature judgment.
III. They are uncoordinated.
IV. They tend to move too fast.

• A) I and III only
• B) II and IV only
• C) I, II, and III only
• D) II, III, and IV only

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or spread of a sample statistic from a sample to the true population parameter.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data where most values cluster around a central region, with values tapering off symmetrically in both directions from the center.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of a statistic (like the mean or proportion) obtained from a large number of samples drawn from the same population.

Sampled Population

The population from which the sample is taken.