In the Aging Process, Physiological Functioning of Organs Decreases, but It

question 48

Multiple Choice

In the aging process, physiological functioning of organs decreases, but it may be years before this decline in organ function becomes noticeable. This is referred to as

• A) compression of morbidity.
• B) homeostasis.
• C) reserve capacity.
• D) subclinical deficiency.

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Definitions:

F Distribution

A probability distribution that arises in the analysis of variance and is used to calculate differences among group means when the groups have different sizes.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, often related to the number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.

F Distribution

A probability distribution that arises frequently as the null distribution of a test statistic, especially in the context of variance analysis or ANOVA.

Numerator

The top number in a fraction that represents the part of the whole or the dividend in division.