Which of the Following Would Be Beneficial for a Low-Birth-Weight

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be beneficial for a low-birth-weight baby?

• A) Being left alone except for basic care
• B) Being touched and massaged
• C) A simple sensory environment, to avoid overstimulation
• D) A cool environment to reduce fluid loss from sweating

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Definitions:

Factor Analysis

A statistical technique designed to discover the fundamental factors or elements that account for the observed correlation patterns among a collection of variables.

Eta Analysis

A statistical method for measuring the association between qualitative and quantitative variables.

MANOVA

Multivariate Analysis of Variance, a statistical approach used to test the difference between group means on several dependent variables at once.

ANCOVA

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