Statistics play s a major role in the health care field in today's environment. Please provide how statistics can be important and influential in the nursing profession. Provide at least two examples where you ahve observed statistics to contribute positively to the needs of the customer.
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9) A 95% confidence interval for the true mean cholesterol of adult males based on 25 randomly selected subjects extends from 175 mg/L to 250 mg/L. A proper interpretation of the confidence interval would be that:
A) 95% of the population has a cholesterol level between 175 and 250 mg/L.
B) We are 95% confident that the true mean cholesterol level of the population falls between 175 and 250 mg/L.
C) There is a 95% chance that a randomly selected individual has a cholesterol level that falls between 175 and 250 mg/L.
D) None of the above
A) 95% of the population has a cholesterol level between 175 and 250 mg/L.
B) We are 95% confident that the true mean cholesterol level of the population falls between 175 and 250 mg/L.
C) There is a 95% chance that a randomly selected individual has a cholesterol level that falls between 175 and 250 mg/L.
D) None of the above
Suppose you are given data from a survey showing the IQ of each person interviewed and the IQ of his or her mother. That is all the information you have. Your boss has asked you to put together a report showing the relationship between these two variables. What could you present and why?
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