The Most Common Cause of Dementia Is _____ and Accounts

question 10

Multiple Choice

The most common cause of dementia is _____ and accounts for an estimated 60-80 percent of cases.

• A) pernicious anemia
• B) Parkinson's disease
• C) alcoholism
• D) Alzheimer's disease
• E) vascular disease

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Definitions:

Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation of data points plotted on a horizontal and vertical axis to show the relationship between two variables.

Negative Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable leads to a decrease in the other, represented by a downward sloping line on a graph.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling and experiments, it is the variable assumed to depend on one or more independent variables.

Variables

In research, variables are any characteristics, numbers, or quantities that can be measured or controlled.