An Attempt to Explain Suicidal Behavior as Arising from Inherited

question 20

Multiple Choice

An attempt to explain suicidal behavior as arising from inherited factors is

• A) a psychological explanation
• B) a biological explanation
• C) a sociological explanation
• D) a Freudian explanation
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A quantification of how much the numbers in a collection diverge from their average, reflecting the spread of data.

Sample Observations

Individual data points collected from a subset of a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Sample Mean

The average of a set of numerical values taken from a sample of a population.