Key Terms Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms

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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Compare the infant mortality rate of the United States with other industrialized nations and understand its implications.

Assess the health of a newborn using various indicators.

Understand the role of school nurses in addressing health crises among school children.

Know the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for breastfeeding.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In experimental and observational studies, it is the outcome or variable that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or altered to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Confound

To cause confusion by mixing up or failing to distinguish between different elements or variables.

Masked Variable

A variable that influences a study's outcome indirectly by affecting other variables, not easily identifiable.