Major Differences in Synthetic and Plaster Casts Are

question 12

Multiple Choice

Major differences in synthetic and plaster casts are

• A)Synthetic casts are less stabilizing.
• B)Plaster casts are less restrictive.
• C)Synthetic casts are less expensive.
• D)Plaster casts are less likely to indent into skin.

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Definitions:

Mean Score

The average value obtained by summing all scores or measurements in a dataset and dividing by the number of scores, providing a measure of central tendency.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" in statistical testing.

Measurement Error

Refers to the difference between the true value of a measurement and the recorded value due to various factors such as instrument error or human error.

T-tests

Statistical tests used to compare the means of two groups and determine if they are significantly different from each other.