What Is Probably the Most Important Criterion on Which to Base

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is probably the most important criterion on which to base the decision to report suspected child abuse?

• A) Inappropriate response of child
• B) Inappropriate parental concern for the degree of injury
• C) Absence of parents for questioning about child's injuries
• D) Incompatibility between the history and injury observed

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Definitions:

Quantitative Data

Numerical data that can be measured and ordered, representing quantities and amounts.

Interval

A range of values used to estimate a population parameter, including a measured level of reliability.

Ratio

A quantitative relationship between two numbers showing how many times the first number contains the second or vice versa.

Scales of Measurement

A classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables in statistical analysis.