A Congenital Defect in the Vertebral Column Caused by the Failure

question 11

Multiple Choice

A congenital defect in the vertebral column caused by the failure of the vertebral arch to close is called

• A)pyloric stenosis.
• B)esophageal atresia.
• C)erythroblastosis fetalis.
• D)spina bifida.

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, illustrating that occurrences are more frequent near the mean and less frequent as they move away from it.

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing, which a test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.

Chi-squared Test

A chi-squared test is a statistical method used to assess the differences between observed and expected frequencies in one or more categories.

Expected Values

The long-term average or mean value of a random variable over numerous trials or occurrences.