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Next to the Pulmonary Function Studies Listed, Match the Findings

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Next to the pulmonary function studies listed, match the findings listed below that typically develop in patients who have postoperative atlectasis. Items may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
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Definitions:

Random Variation

Natural fluctuations in the data occurring due to chance variations, which are inherent in any process or measurement.

Error Term

Represents the component of an observed variable that is not explained by the model used to estimate the variable, capturing the random variability in the data.

Time Trend

A pattern or direction in data that shows movement over a period of time.

Indicator Variable

A variable used in statistical models that takes on the value of 0 or 1 to indicate the absence or presence of some categorical effect or feature.