In Vitro Fertilization

question 103

Multiple Choice

In vitro fertilization

• A)usually is accompanied by surrogate motherhood.
• B)is successful about 80 percent of the time.
• C)is less likely to result in the birth of twins or triplets.
• D)sometimes involves the use of egg and sperm from donors.

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Definitions:

Normal Approximation

A method used to approximate the distribution of various sample statistics to the normal distribution under certain conditions.

Nonzero Differences

Refers to the outcomes in statistical analyses where the differences between compared measures or values are not equal to zero, indicating variability or effect.

Binomial Distribution

The binomial distribution is a probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood of obtaining a fixed number of successes in a fixed number of trials in a binary context, where there are only two possible outcomes.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if the median of a population differs from a specified value by examining the signs (+, -, =) of the differences rather than their magnitudes.