The Process of Assessing the Presence of Specific Factors Within

question 6

Multiple Choice

The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each of the categories that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness, such as cancer, or an unhealthy event, such as an automobile accident, is called:

• A) Health risk reduction
• B) Health risk appraisal
• C) Health risk factors
• D) Health events

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Definitions:

Sample Means

The average value of a set of sample data, used to estimate the population mean.

Standard Deviation

An index of how much individual observations of a dataset vary from the dataset's mean.

Lower Control Limit

The lowest boundary of acceptable performance in a statistical quality control chart, below which a process is considered out of control.

Assignable Causes

Specific, identifiable factors leading to variations in a process or system, as opposed to random variations.