Which Population Groups in the United States Are Most at Risk

question 35

Essay

Which population groups in the United States are most at risk for a thiamin deficiency? Why?

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Variable

A random variable that has been normalized so that it has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, following the standard normal distribution.

Symmetrical Area

A region in a distribution curve where data are evenly distributed on both sides of a central point, indicating balance and uniformity.

Z Score

Another term for Z-score, indicating how far, in standard deviations, a data point is from the average of a set of data.

Standard Normal Random Variable

Represents a normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in many statistical applications.