Federal Public Health Agencies Develop Regulations That Implement Policies Formulated

question 6

Multiple Choice

Federal public health agencies develop regulations that implement policies formulated by Congress, provide significant amounts of funding to state agencies, and survey the nation's health status. Which of the following are federal agencies? Select all that apply.

• A) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• B) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• C) The Health Resources and Services Administration
• D) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Multiple Correlation

A statistical technique that measures the strength of a relationship between one dependent variable and two or more independent variables.

Correlation

A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables change together, and thus how well one variable predicts the other.

Regression

A statistical method for examining the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Degrees Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution without violating any constraints.