The Best Way of Expressing the Relationship Between Social Support

question 80

Multiple Choice

The best way of expressing the relationship between social support and mortality rate is that

• A) they have no relationship.
• B) social support increases mortality rate
• C) high social support is correlated with a lower mortality rate.
• D) social support definitely causes lower mortality.

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Definitions:

Experimental Research

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to test hypotheses and determine cause-and-effect relationships.

Selection Bias

A distortion of statistical analysis results due to the method of collecting samples, which might not be representative of the entire population.

Comparable

Similar or equivalent in some respects, though not identical, typically used for assessment or comparison.