In Areas of the World Where Malaria Is Endemic,people Have

question 42

Multiple Choice

In areas of the world where malaria is endemic,people have a relatively high incidence of the allele for

• A) sickle cell.
• B) blue eyes.
• C) cystic fibrosis.
• D) mental retardation.
• E) hemophilia.

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases.

Confounding Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that might cause changes in the dependent variable, potentially misleading the results of a study.

Original Variables

Fundamental or initial factors or conditions that can influence outcomes in scientific research or statistical analysis.

Reverse-scored Items

Questions in a survey or test designed in such a way that high values indicate the opposite of what is being measured, used to control for response bias.