Which of the Following Is a Typical Characteristic of an Estimated

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of an estimated 85% of children with type 2 diabetes?

• A) They are Asian.
• B) They are hypertensive.
• C) They are physically inactive.
• D) They are obese.

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Exponential Smoothing Model

A time series forecasting technique that applies weighting factors which decrease exponentially to past observations.

Mean Absolute Percentage Error

A measure used in statistics to assess the accuracy of a forecast or prediction, calculated as the average of absolute percentages of errors between predicted and observed values.

Smoothing Constant

A smoothing constant is a parameter in exponential smoothing used to control the level of smoothing applied to a time series.

Holt-Winters Additive Model

A forecasting technique that applies weighted averages and seasonality to predict future data points.