NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question
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which of the following is NOT TRUE about errors in body composition?
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error in equation
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error in measurement procedure
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population is normally distributed
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unresponsive respondents
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct option is C. Body mass index and E. Light absorption technique.
Detailed explanation-2: -In vivo techniques do not measure body composition directly, but rather predict it from measurements of body properties. Thus all techniques suffer from two types of error: methodological error when collecting raw data, and error in the assumptions by which raw data are converted to final values.
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