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    Which has a greater mean/standard deviation, a uniform model or a bell-shaped curve?

    This is the last problem on my Stats homework and I can't remember! 'll give full points to whoever answers:)
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    Who was a greater president? George Washinton or Abraham Lincoln?

    I'm doing this essay on that topic and I need information on this and tell me your opinions on this and why you think that..on my essay I'm writing that I think George Washington was the greater president..
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    Why choose a religion if we all truly don't know if there's a greater good or

    afterlife? Not trying to offend anyone, but I'm not religious and religious people always tell me what if I'm wrong. It's seriously like the dumbest argument ever, I can say the same thing what if your wrong? What if Islam and the Muslims are right and all Christians are wrong & going to hell...
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    Risk Of Smoking Greater In Children Of Divorced Parents

    Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. This University of Toronto study, published online this month in the journal Public Health, shows that men...
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    What do you think is a greater honor for an NFL rookie?

    AP Rookie of the Year award, as voted on by sports writer, or. Pepsi Rookie of the Year, as voted on by the fans?
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    Follow Ups Following Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead To Greater Weight Loss

    Gastric bypass patients who attended five follow-up office visits in two years as recommended by their surgeons lost nearly twice as much weight (113 lbs. vs. 57 lbs.) as patients who attended only two follow-up visits, according to a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study in Obesity...
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    Heart Attack Mortality Risk Greater For People With Schizophrenia

    The risk of death resulting from heart attack is higher in people with schizophrenia than in the general public, according to scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). On average, people with schizophrenia have a...
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    Landslide Fatalities Are Greater Than Previously Thought

    Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK. A new database of hazards shows that 32,300 people died in landslides between 2004 and 2010. Previous estimates ranged from 3,000 to 7,000 fatalities. The database...
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    Bariatric Patients With OSA Fail To Show Symptoms, Have Greater Risk For Heart Diseas

    A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that the majority of bariatric surgery patients being treated for obesity have clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but report fewer symptoms than other sleep disorders patients. The study by Katherine M. Sharkey, M.D., Ph.D., of the...
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    Greater Incidence Of Babies With Retinoblastoma In US-Born Latinas

    In a large epidemiologic study, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center found that the children of U.S.-born Latina women are at higher risk of having retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor of the retina which typically occurs in children under six. The study, which focused on babies born in...
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    Life Expectancy Greater With More Education, Socioeconomic Benefits

    Despite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s. "The most highly educated white men live about 14 years longer than the least educated black men," says S...
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    Girls Who Suffered Abuse At Greater Risk For Heart Disease, Diabetes Later In Life

    Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, a larger waistline and poor cholesterol levels, according to a new study published by the American Psychological...
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    Incidence Of Urinary Tract Infections Greater In Uncircumcised Boys

    Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk of urinary tract infection, regardless of whether the urethra is visible, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Urinary tract infections are one of the most common serious bacterial infections in children and, if not...
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    US Health Care Spending Linked To Higher Prices And Greater Use Of Medical Technology

    The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide "notably superior" care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. spent nearly $8,000 per person in 2009 on health care services, while other countries in the study spent...
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    Link Between Starvation And Greater Risk Of Cardiac Complications

    Russians born during the Leningrad Siege in World War II, which was responsible for some of the greatest losses of civilian life in history, are giving scientists new strategies to identify people who experienced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and starvation during childhood at greatest...
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    US Hispanics Were At Greater Risk For H1N1 Flu During 2009 Pandemic

    Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra Crouse Quinn, professor of family science and senior associate director...
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    Telus Satellite TV in greater Vancouver?

    I have been doing some research on getting TV and internet to my condo in North Vancouver. In my research I have found that Telus and Shaw are the only companies that can supply it. Telus appears to be the cheapest but when I put in my postal code it tells me that I am eligible for Telus...
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    Daughters Of Women Given Diethylstilbestrol During Pregnancy At Greater Risk Of Ferti

    A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) is associated with many reproductive problems and an increased risk of certain cancers and pre-cancerous...
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    High Cholesterol Linked To Greater Alzheimer's Disease Risk

    Individuals with elevated levels of cholesterol are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to other people, researchers from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, wrote in the journal Neurology. Kensuke Sasaki, MD, PhD wrote that there was a close association between high cholesterol...
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    Childhood Cancer Survivors In Poor Health At Greater Risk For Unemployment In Adultho

    Childhood cancer survivors with poor physical health and neurocognitive deficits are more likely to be unemployed or work part-time in adulthood, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Research to...
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