
Apgar Scores and Mortality http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/344/7/467 Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center conducted a retrospective study to determine whether the Apgar score was still a useful medical tool. They analyzed data from the births of more than 150,000 infants born in a Texas hospital between 1988 and 1998. Review the article and identify the independent variable (non-manipulated), the three dependent variables, and the scales of measurement for each of the dependent measures. |