Maternal Smoking Is Associated with Increased Risk in the Offspring

question 74

Multiple Choice

Maternal smoking is associated with increased risk in the offspring with all of the following EXCEPT

• A)reduced attention span.
• B)deformed extremities.
• C)learning problems.
• D)behavioral problems.
• E)childhood asthma.

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A type of statistic used to estimate the significance of a parameter derived from a sample data set.

Statistically Significant

A determination that the observed effects or differences in data are unlikely to have occurred by chance, according to a pre-determined threshold.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that proposes there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, or no effect of a treatment.

Region of Rejection

The range of values in a statistical test that leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, indicating a statistically significant result.