What Have Researchers Concluded from Research on the Concordance Rates

question 22

Multiple Choice

What have researchers concluded from research on the concordance rates of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins?

• A)The role for genetics is much larger for males than it is for females.
• B)Genetic factors play a small role in etiology of alcoholism among women.
• C)Similar concordance rates for MZ and DZ twins suggest no significant role for genetics.
• D)Concordance rates suggest a role for genetics,and higher concordance rates among males reflect the higher prevalence of alcoholism among males.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the largest and smallest values in a dataset, a measure of spread or variability.

Hypotheses

Theoretical statements set forth for experimentation that predict a possible relationship between two or more variables, which may include both null and alternative hypotheses.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, representing the middle 50% of the data.

Outliers

Data points that significantly differ from other observations in a data set, often indicating measurement error or a novel phenomena.