Disparities Can Be Further Disaggregated in Order to Identify Areas

question 7

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.

-What is the definition of transdisciplinary that is presented in the text.

• A) An approach to knowledge in which one discipline and/or issues in one discipline are viewed from the perspective of another
• B) An approach to a subject that involves two or more fields within the same discipline and/or two or more disciplines
• C) An approach where the theories, methods, and concepts of one discipline are neither merged nor viewed from the perspective of another discipline
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability around the mean of a set of data values, often used in finance to gauge investment risk.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure ranging from -1 to 1 that represents the degree to which two variables are linearly related.

Covariance

Covariance is a measure indicating the extent to which two random variables change in tandem from their expected values.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points or investment returns, indicating the degree of risk involved.