Which of the Following People Is at Greatest Risk for a Hip

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people is at greatest risk for a hip fracture secondary to osteoporosis?

• A)A 66-year-old White woman
• B)A 66-year-old African American woman
• C)A 66-year-old White man
• D)A 66-year-old African American man

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a sample set of data, used to estimate the population mean.

Normally Distributed

Describes a data set that follows a bell-shaped curve where most observations cluster around the mean and probabilities for values taper off symmetrically towards both extremes.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the set differ from the mean.

Random Samples

A sample from a population that is chosen in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.