The Department of Health in Western Australia Wanted to Study

question 60

Short Answer

The Department of Health in Western Australia wanted to study malpractice litigation in Western Australia.A sample of 31,000 medical records was drawn from a population of 850,000 patients who were discharged during the year 2011.The true proportion of malpractice claims filed from the population of 850,000 patients is a ________.

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Definitions:

Animal Behavior

The study of the various actions and interactions of animals, including communication, feeding, mating, and movement patterns.

Stimuli

Stimuli are changes in the external or internal environment that evoke a response from organisms or individual cells.

Adaptations

Modifications or adjustments in structure, function, or behavior that make a species more suited to its environment.

Imprinting

(1) The expression of a gene based on its parental origin; also called genomic imprinting or parental imprinting. (2) A type of learning by which a young bird or mammal forms a strong social attachment to an individual (usually a parent) or object within a few hours after hatching or birth.