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Dr. Gore believes that people who live in regions that have been impacted by multiple, severe storms or related natural disasters like flooding are more likely to report that climate change is serious concern to them than are people who live in regions that have not been impacted. Using National Weather Service data on storm severity, she categorizes people as living in regions impacted by at least one such storm in the five years or no such storms and then looks at the percentage of people who rate climate change as a serious concern based on where they live. Dr. Gore has most likely arranged the data in a(n)

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Bulging Pouches

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GI Tract

Short for gastrointestinal tract, it is the combined system of organs that process food and extracts nutrients from it, beginning with the mouth and extending through the esophagus, stomach, intestines, and ending with the rectum.

Jaundice

A medical condition characterized by yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, resulting from an excess of bilirubin in the bloodstream.

Sensitivity

The ability of a test to correctly identify those with the disease (true positive rate) or, in other contexts, the quality of being easily affected by external stimuli or emotions.