Gender Differences Regarding the Age of Onset of Schizophrenia Have

question 91

Multiple Choice

Gender differences regarding the age of onset of schizophrenia have been found and the age of onset of schizophrenia is earlier in males than females.When does the gender ratio shift and the percentage of women receiving a diagnosis schizophrenia exceeds that of men?

• A)in the mid-twenties
• B)in the mid-thirties
• C)in the mid-forties
• D)in the mid-sixties

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set when it is arranged in ascending order, or the average of the two middle values if there is an even number of observations.

Negatively Skewed Curve

A set of test scores where the majority fall at the upper or positive end. It is said to be a negatively skewed curve or distribution because a few “negative” or low-end scores have stretched or skewed the curve to the left.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a sorted list of numbers, effectively dividing the data set into two halves.

Mode

A measure of central tendency that is the score that occurs more often than any other.