Alcohol Acts as a Depressant on the Nervous System by

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Multiple Choice

Alcohol acts as a depressant on the nervous system by

• A)increasing levels of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)
• B)decreasing levels of glutamate
• C)increasing levels of norepinephrine
• D)destroying ACh neurons
• E)both increasing levels of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) AND decreasing levels of glutamate

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Range

The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a set of data, indicating the spread or variability of the dataset.

Distribution

In business, refers to the process of making a product or service available to the consumer or business user who needs it. In statistics, it describes the way in which values in a dataset are spread out.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

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A statistical measure showing the dispersion of data points. It represents the square of the difference between an observed value and the mean of the dataset.