Julie Is Described as Having a Type a Behaviour Pattern

question 4

Multiple Choice

Julie is described as having a Type A behaviour pattern while her friend Sarah is described as having a Type B behaviour pattern.According to Friedman and Rosenman (1959,1974) ,who is more likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD) ?

• A)Julie
• B)Sarah
• C)Julie and Sarah are equally likely to develop CHD.
• D)Neither Julie nor Sarah.Individuals with Type C behaviour patterns are most likely to develop CHD.

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Definitions:

Scatterplot Strength

Indicative of the degree of correlation between two variables represented in a scatterplot, showing how closely the data points fit a trend line.

Curve Following

The practice of tracing the path or line that best fits the pattern of a dataset, often used in trend analysis.

Sample Variance

The measure of variation or spread within a sample set of data, calculated by averaging the squared deviations from the sample mean.

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population from their mean value, representing how spread out the population values are.