One of the Criticisms of the Whitehall Study Is That

question 52

Multiple Choice

One of the criticisms of the Whitehall Study is that the researchers did not adequately address the possibility that occupational and health differences were caused by:

• A) family income.
• B) heredity.
• C) underlying personality differences.
• D) birth order.

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Definitions:

Sample

A subset of individuals or items selected from a larger population for the purpose of analyzing and making inferences about the entire population.

Premarital Sex

Sexual activity between individuals who are not married to each other, a topic of cultural, religious, and moral significance and debate.

Simple Random Sample

A particular type of probability sample in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.

Demographic Variables

Characteristics used to segment populations for study, such as age, gender, income, education, and ethnicity.