Which Study Would Be Considered Landmark Research

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which study would be considered landmark research?

• A)The discovery that during pancreatitis, the pancreas is actually digested by its own enzymes
• B)A description of the importance of injecting immunizations in the proper location of the deltoid
• C)The third in a series of four papers describing patterns of emergency room use in vacation communities
• D)The first paper describing the effect of using insulin for type I diabetes in humans

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Sample

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Frequency Distribution

A summarization of data by reporting the number of observations that fall within each range or bin of values for a specific variable.