A Nutrition Researcher Would Like to Determine Whether Women Who

question 29

Multiple Choice

A nutrition researcher would like to determine whether women who take fish oil supplements during pregnancy give birth to babies who score higher on basic intelligence tests when they are 5 years of age than the 5-year old children that were born to women who did not take the fish oil supplements during pregnancy.This kind of research is a _____ study.

• A)prospective
• B)in-vivo
• C)double-blind
• D)case-control

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Definitions:

Home Currency Approach

A method of assessing an international investment by converting all foreign currencies involved into the investor’s domestic or "home" currency.

Spot Rate

The ongoing market rate at which a certain currency is available for buying or selling for immediate dispatch.

Unbiased Forward Rate

Theoretically, a forward rate in the currencies market that is equal to the spot rate adjusted for interest rate differentials, without any prediction of future direction.

Forward Rate

The agreed-upon price for a financial transaction that will occur at a future date, often used in the context of foreign exchange or interest rates.