Which of the Following Is Not an Ethical Concern Associated

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an ethical concern associated with the practice of genetic counseling?

• A) Will expectant mothers feel coerced into using these technological advances simply because they are available?
• B) Should doctors face legal problems if they do not offer genetic screening in situations where such information can be useful?
• C) Should employers use the results of genetic screening tests to decide whether to hire on the basis of increased health risks?
• D) Should HMOs pay for expensive prenatal screening tests when the parents have already undergone genetic screening themselves?

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Definitions:

Confidence Coefficient

The probability level associated with a confidence interval, indicating the frequency with which an estimated interval would include the parameter if the experiment were repeated.

T Value

A value computed from a sample data used in a t-test in statistics that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in your sample data.

Confidence Interval

A swath of numerical values, from statistics of a sample, aimed at covering the unascertained value of a population parameter.

Margin of Error

The half-width of a confidence interval, representing the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.