Of the Following, Which Group Is More Likely to Be

question 94

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which group is more likely to be current smokers?

• A) Females compared to males
• B) Older adults compared to younger adults
• C) Poorer adults compared to wealthier adults
• D) Highly educated compared to high-school educated

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistical testing that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

Sample Proportion

The part of a sample that has a particular attribute, often used in statistical analysis.

Margin of Error

An indicator of the confidence in the results of a survey or experiment, reflecting the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values obtained from sample statistics that has a high probability of encompassing an unknown parameter of the population.