The Concordance Rate for Schizophrenia Is Higher in Identical Twins

question 55

True/False

The concordance rate for schizophrenia is higher in identical twins than it is in fraternal twins.

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Definitions:

Mean Deviation

The average of absolute differences between each value in a set and the mean of the set, indicating the dataset's dispersion.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set differ from each other and from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the individual data points differ from the mean.

Correlation

A gauge that measures the intensity of the relationship between two or more variables as they vary together.