Which of the Following Is a Good Example of a Chemical

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a good example of a chemical hazard to public health?

• A)Immunizations may be the best defense against pandemic viral disease.
• B)In southern Florida,homes must be well constructed to resist severe hurricanes.
• C)Before the switch to unleaded gas,children living near highways had high lead exposure.
• D)Women who smoke and use birth control pills greatly increase their risk of developing heart disease.

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The sample mean is the average value of a sample set, calculated by adding together all of the observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Skewed to the Right

Describes a distribution of data that has a tail extending to the right, indicating that the majority of data points are on the left.

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of sample observations, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Sampling Distribution

The framework of chances for a specific statistic, selected randomly.