In a Case of Professional Negligence, All of the Following

question 15

Multiple Choice

In a case of professional negligence, all of the following are required to support a claim of res ipsa loquitur except:

• A) evidence must exist to show that the defendant acted with malfeasance or intent.
• B) the action responsible for the injury was under the control of the defendant.
• C) the harm was such that it would not normally occur without someone's negligence.
• D) negligence or voluntary risk-taking by the plaintiff did not contribute to the injury.

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Definitions:

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, often calculated as rise over run in the coordinate plane.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or variation of one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

Variables in a study that are presumed to influence or determine the dependent variable, essentially the cause in a cause-and-effect relationship.

Least Squares Estimate

A method of estimating the parameters of a linear regression line by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observed and predicted values.