Identify and Define the Suffix in the Term Cardiomalacia

question 46

Multiple Choice

Identify and define the suffix in the term cardiomalacia.

• A) cardio- heart
• B) acia- condition
• C) malacia- hernia
• D) mal- bad
• E) malacia- abnormal softening

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Curvilinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where the change in the outcome variable does not happen in a straight-line manner with changes in the predictor variable.

Factorial Designs

Experimental setups that allow researchers to examine the effects of two or more independent variables on a dependent variable simultaneously.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment to see its effect on a dependent variable.