Refer to the following statement regarding a study to compare the IQs of children whose mothers smoked and did not smoke during pregnancy: "For example, as you can see from the reported confidence intervals, we can't rule out the possibility that the differences in IQ at 1 and 2 years of age were in the other direction because the interval covers some negative values." The statement refers to a confidence interval ranging from −3.03 to 8.20, with the mean for the children of smokers being subtracted from those of non-smokers. Write a paragraph explaining how to interpret this confidence interval that would be understood by someone with no training in statistics. Make sure you are clear about the population to which the result applies.

What central idea does this passage develop? the impact of fate the integrity of leaders the ruthlessness of power the importance of friendship

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)