Suppose You Are Reading Statistics About a Particular College

question 147

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are reading statistics about a particular college. This college reports that about 30-40% of the student body has been treated for depression. Generalizing from statistics reported in the text, you would know that the students at this college are about ____ as likely to suffer from depression as are students nation-wide.

• A) half
• B) equally
• C) twice
• D) four times

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Definitions:

Positive Cries

Emotional expressions through crying that are not rooted in distress but can signify joy, relief, or a deep emotional release.

Cooing

Soft, gentle sounds made by babies in the early stages of vocal development.

Babbling

A stage in child language acquisition where infants produce sounds before they learn to speak actual words, often combining consonants and vowels like "baba" or "gaga".

Cooing

The early vocalization of infants that consists of soft, throaty noises, often made in response to social interaction.