Investigators wished to study whether pregnant women over the age of 42 were more likely to suffer from postnatal depression than the general population. The mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale rating for the population is estimated to be about 21. The 121 women over the age of 42 in the study reported a mean EPDS score of 23 (SD=1.7). You are interested in investigating if there a significant difference between the women in the study and the general population. What kind of sample and outcome is this?

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Investigators wished to study whether pregnant women over the age of 42 were more likely to suffer from postnatal depression than the general population. The mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale rating for the population is estimated to be about 21. The 121 women over the age of 42 in the study reported a mean EPDS score of 23 (SD=1.7). You are interested in investigating if there a significant difference between the women in the study and the general population. What kind of sample and outcome is this?

 

 

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