Which of the Following Statements Regarding Sleep Apnea Is FALSE

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding sleep apnea is FALSE?

• A) In central sleep apnea, the brain does not correctly regulate the diaphragm and other breathing mechanisms.
• B) Death may occur during sleep as a result of sleep apnea.
• C) Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
• D) Sleep apnea is characterized by continuous snoring.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the largest and smallest values in a dataset, a measure of spread or variability.

Hypotheses

Theoretical statements set forth for experimentation that predict a possible relationship between two or more variables, which may include both null and alternative hypotheses.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, representing the middle 50% of the data.

Outliers

Data points that significantly differ from other observations in a data set, often indicating measurement error or a novel phenomena.