In Developed Countries, the Primary Cause of Low Birth Weight

question 79

Multiple Choice

In developed countries, the primary cause of low birth weight is __________.

• A)maternal malnourishment
• B)maternal inability to access prenatal care
• C)maternal anemia
• D)maternal cigarette smoking, use of alcohol, and other drugs

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Determination

A measure, often represented as R^2, that quantifies the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Variance

A measure of how far individual numbers in a dataset are from the mean, squared.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to +1.