Certain Gestational Exposures (Opiates, Folate Deficiency, Gestational Diabetes) Increase the Risk

question 23

True/False

Certain gestational exposures (opiates, folate deficiency, gestational diabetes) increase the risk of neuroblastoma in children.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample used in statistical hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution characterized by its symmetry surrounding the mean, demonstrating that data points close to the mean occur more frequently than those at a greater distance.

Degrees Of Freedom

Degrees Of Freedom represent the number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary, often determining the shape of various sampling distributions.

Interaction Term

In statistical models, it represents the combined effect of two or more variables on a dependent variable, which is different from the effect of any one variable alone.