A 40-Year-Old Woman Has a Greater Probability of Giving Birth

question 5

Multiple Choice

A 40-year-old woman has a greater probability of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome than a 25-year-old woman.This is because the 40-year-old woman is more likely to ___________.

• A)produce a flawed egg due to body aging,leading to chromosomal abnormalities
• B)have eggs that suffer genetic mutations,leading to recessive illnesses
• C)experience more exposure to harmful environmental influences,leading to faulty cell division
• D)fail to produce eggs rapidly enough,leading to eggs that are not fully developed at the time of ovulation

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Sample Slope Coefficient

A parameter in a linear regression equation that represents the change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in the independent variable.

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The difference between the observed and the predicted value in a regression model.

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