Which of the Following Conditions Most Generally Occurs in Children

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions most generally occurs in children but not in adults?

• A) Cushing's syndrome
• B) gigantism
• C) acromegaly
• D) diabetes insipidus

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Definitions:

Percentile

A measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.

Normal Model

A bell-shaped frequency distribution graph where the bulk of the values lie close to the mean, used in many statistical analyses to describe data sets.

Percentile

A measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group fall.

Standard Deviation

A metric that assesses the level of dispersion or scattering within a collection of data values.