Which Age Group Has the Highest Prevalence Rates for Alcohol

question 112

Multiple Choice

Which age group has the highest prevalence rates for alcohol dependence?

• A) adolescents
• B) the elderly
• C) young adults
• D) the middle aged

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of a set of data that shows the number of occurrences of each unique value or bin of values.

Cumulative Percent

Cumulative percent is a statistical term describing the percentage that a given value, or a value smaller than it, has in the total number of values in a dataset.

Arrests

Arrests refer to the act of detaining or capturing someone by legal authority based on an accusation of committing a crime.

Cumulative Percent

The percentage that represents the sum of a category and all categories that are ranked lower in a frequency distribution.