Which of the Following Is Demonstrated by the Fact That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is demonstrated by the fact that health risks are always unevenly distributed in a population based on social class,gender,age,ethnicity,and rural-urban residence?

• A) Certain populations have genetic predispositions to disease while others do not.
• B) Health and disease are biologically based.
• C) Disease and health are randomly attributed to people.
• D) Social forces shape susceptibility to disease and health.

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Definitions:

Addition Law

In probability, the rule that calculates the probability of the occurrence of at least one of two events.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states under a given set of parameters or conditions.

Negatively Skewed

Negatively skewed, in statistics, describes a distribution of data where the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution curve, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the right.

Positively Skewed

A statistical distribution characterized by a longer tail on the right side, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the left of the mean.