What Is Elderspeak

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is elderspeak?

• A) A term used when older adults are talking to other older adults
• B) A term used to describe the sometimes sweet, but always infantilizing, way of communicating to older adults
• C) A term used when a younger person is talking to another older person
• D) A term used to convey affection when talking to an older adult

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Definitions:

Categorical Variable

A type of variable that can take on one of a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values, assigning each individual or other unit of analysis to a particular group or nominal category.

Cubed-Root Transformation

A statistical technique used to stabilize variance, make the data more closely conform to a normal distribution, or improve the interpretability of data with skewed distributions.

Log Transformation

A mathematical operation that replaces a variable with the logarithm of that variable to help normalize data or manage skewed distributions.

Arcsin Transformation

A data transformation technique used to stabilize the variance when the data follow a binomial distribution.