The Time Period Before Menopause, During Which the Menstrual Periods

question 55

Multiple Choice

The time period before menopause, during which the menstrual periods may be irregular, is known as ____.

• A) perimenopause
• B) menarche
• C) menstruation
• D) premenopause
• E) LMP

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A gauge for assessing the extent of scatter among numbers in a group.

Boxplot

A graphical representation of data points that displays the distribution's quartiles, median, and potential outliers.

Five-Number Summary

A concise statistical summary comprising the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum of a data set.

Stem-and-Leaf Plot

A graphical representation of a data set where each data value is split into a "stem" and a "leaf", allowing for easy visualization of data distribution.