| Autor: |
Best, Joel, Johnson, Keith R. |
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Numeracy: Advancing Education in Quantitative Literacy; 2024, Vol. 17 Issue 2, Preceding p1-4, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Twentieth-century medical advances reduced the rate of maternal mortality by more than 99 percent. Yet recently we hear that there has been a substantial increase in the maternal mortality rate. This increase has been caused by contemporary researchers adopting much broader definitions for what counts as cases of maternal mortality. This example illustrations the importance of definitions in shaping statistics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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