Disparities Can Be Further Disaggregated in Order to Identify Areas

question 2

Multiple Choice

Disparities can be further disaggregated in order to identify areas of need that may be under-addressed. Table 13.4 presents data on death rates per 100,000 by age, race/ethnicity, and sex for 2013. Please refer to Table 13.4 for any questions that contain data from this table. These questions assess your competencies in correctly reading, analyzing and evaluating data on life expectancy disparities.

-Based upon this analysis, we may tentatively conclude that in some respects adverse male health disparities have been:

• A) Highlighted by health care professionals more than female health disparities but not addressed as a health disparity matter
• B) Subordinated by those of females
• C) Equally addressed
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Multiple Comparison Procedure

A statistical method used to evaluate differences among group means after an ANOVA, controlling for the error rate.

Significantly Different

A statistical term used to describe a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, as determined by a predetermined significance level.

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to compare means of three or more samples.

Hypothesized Distribution

A theoretical distribution used to make inferences about a population based on sample data.