The Evidence Obtained from Studies Conducted on Maternal Benefits of Breast

question 49

Multiple Choice

The evidence obtained from studies conducted on maternal benefits of breast feeding for mothers indicates that breast feeding

• A)reduces the occurrence of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
• B)helps women to return to their prepregnancy weight.
• C)reduces the risk of osteoporosis.
• D)helps mothers overcome postpartum depression.

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Definitions:

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together, signifying the direction of their linear relationship.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, typically used to measure how spread out the numbers in a data set are.

Slope

A measure of the steepness, incline, or grade of a line, indicating the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

90th Percentile

A value below which 90% of the data points in a dataset fall.