Pinehill County Reported 7,419 Women Aged 15-19 Mid-Year in 2014

question 42

Multiple Choice

Pinehill County reported 7,419 women aged 15-19 mid-year in 2014. During 2014, they counted 156 live births for this age group. What was the teenage fertility rate for Pinehill County in 2014?

• A) 12.81 live births per 1,000 females age 15-19
• B) 18.42 live births per 1,000 females age 15-19
• C) 21.03 live births per 1,000 females age 15-19
• D) 28.54 live births per 1,000 females age 15-19

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Normally distributed describes a statistical distribution that is symmetrical and bell-shaped, characterizing many natural phenomena, where most occurrences take place around the average value, with fewer instances at the extremes.

Negative Correlations

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases.

Scatter Plot

A graphical representation used to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, showing how much one variable is affected by another.

Widely Dispersed

Spread out over a large area or among a large number of people; not concentrated in one place.