A Severe Famine in the Netherlands During World War II

question 92

Multiple Choice

A severe famine in the Netherlands during World War II revealed that

• A) the sensitive-period concept operates with nutrition.
• B) malnutrition during the first trimester is not associated with miscarriage.
• C) malnutrition in the second trimester is associated with large head size.
• D) malnutrition during the third trimester is associated with physical defects.

Interpret confidence intervals in the context of the studied variable (e.g., cholesterol levels, gas prices, weight loss).

Distinguish between what confidence intervals tell us about population parameters versus the samples themselves.

Understand the implications of different levels of confidence (e.g., 90%, 95%, 99%) on the width of confidence intervals.

Apply the concept of margin of error in the construction and interpretation of confidence intervals.

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