A Health Psychologist Is Interested in the Effectiveness of a New

question 71

Multiple Choice

A health psychologist is interested in the effectiveness of a new exercise on reducing the rate of heart attacks because the exercise requires no equipment and, therefore, can be done without cost.
-What is the comparison distribution?

• A)the distribution of people who participate in the exercise program
• B)the distribution of people who do not participate in the exercise program
• C)the distribution of people who have heart attacks
• D)the distribution of people who do not have heart attacks

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