Approximately How Many Children Who Lose a Parent to Death

question 16

Multiple Choice

Approximately how many children who lose a parent to death show a diagnosable mental disorder after the death?

• A) 1 out of 5 (20%)
• B) 2 out of 5 (40%)
• C) 3 out of 5 (60%)
• D) 4 out of 5 (80%)

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that given a sufficiently large sample size from a population with a finite level of variance, the mean of all samples from the same population will be approximately equal to the mean of the population.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample subset of a larger population, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Point Estimate

A single value estimate for a population parameter derived from a sample.

Population Mean

The average value of a population's characteristics.