Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Widespread use of antibiotics has led to an increase in infectious diseases.
• B) As more people in poorer countries are moving to cities, infectious disease is increasing.
• C) Globalization is helping to spread infectious disease.
• D) all of the above
• E) a and b only

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or variation of one or more independent variables.

Mediating Variable

A type of variable in statistical analysis that explains the relationship between two other variables, often indicating the mechanism through which an effect occurs.

Intervening Variable

An intervening variable is a hypothetical concept that explains the relationship between the independent (causal) and dependent (effect) variables in an experiment.

Political Affiliation

An individual's or group's association with a particular political party or ideology.