Which of the Following Case Examples Represents the Ethical Concept

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following case examples represents the ethical concept of distributive justice?

• A) A famous baseball player receives a heart transplant.
• B) An older adult who has government insurance is denied standard cancer treatment.
• C) During a visit to his physician's office, a client demands antibiotics for his cold and is given a prescription.
• D) A client suffering from cirrhosis of the liver is placed on a transplant list.

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Definitions:

Quantitative Data

Information that can be measured and represented through numerical values, relating to quantities.

Qualitative Data

Non-numeric data that describes attributes or characteristics, often collected through observations, interviews, or surveys.

Relative Frequency Distribution

A table or chart that displays the relative frequencies of different categories or values in a dataset.

Class Boundaries

The values that sit between classes in a frequency distribution, used for continuous data to separate different classes.