Which of the Following Are Considered Vulnerable Populations Needing Special

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are considered vulnerable populations needing special considerations in research protocols? Select all that apply.

• A) Pregnant women
• B) Mentally disabled
• C) Emotionally disabled
• D) Young children
• E) Incarcerated
• F) None of the above

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistics that there is no significant difference or effect, often designated as H0, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Observed Cell Counts

The actual number of observations or data points that fall into defined categories in a contingency table.

Probabilities

Refers to the likelihood of different outcomes in an uncertain event, usually expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.