Which Statement Regarding Gender Differences in Rates of Communication Disorders

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding gender differences in rates of communication disorders is true?

• A)Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders,due to biological differences.
• B)Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders,due to referral bias.
• C)Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders,due to biological differences.
• D)Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders,due to acting out behaviors.

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Definitions:

Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, a statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set.

Computational Formula

A formula used to compute statistical measures that often simplifies the arithmetic process.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or how spread out numbers are in a dataset.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.