Compared to Teens Who Begin Having Sexual Intercourse When They

question 55

Multiple Choice

Compared to teens who begin having sexual intercourse when they are older, teens who experience intercourse at an early age:

• A) are more likely to be involved with a same-age rather than an older partner.
• B) are more likely to be of a lower socioeconomic status.
• C) tend to have lower rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and fewer lifetime sexual partners.
• D) are at increased risk for a variety of adverse health outcomes including substance abuse, depression, childbearing, and criminal convictions.

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The sample proportion is a statistic that estimates the proportion of elements in a population that have a certain characteristic, based on a sample from that population.

Population Proportion

A measure that represents the fraction of members in a population that have a particular property or attribute.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of random variable that takes on a fixed number of trials, each with two possible outcomes.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data where most occurrences take place around the mean.