Which Symptom Is an Expected Cognitive Change in the Older

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which symptom is an expected cognitive change in the older adult patient?

• A) Disorientation
• B) Slower reaction time
• C) Poor judgment
• D) Loss of language skills

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Definitions:

T-statistic

The T-statistic is a type of test statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may or may not have the same variances.

Significance Level

A precisely rephrased term for the threshold of probability at which we accept or reject the null hypothesis in statistical testing.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated by dividing the difference between the sample mean and the hypothesized population mean by the standard error of the mean.

Alpha

A statistical significance level often set at 0.05 or 5%, indicating the probability threshold below which the observed data are considered statistically significant.