The Term Homeostasis Refers To

question 21

Multiple Choice

The term homeostasis refers to:

• A) the causative factors in a particular disease.
• B) maintenance of a stable internal environment.
• C) a condition that triggers an acute episode.
• D) a collection of signs and symptoms.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

It is a hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect; it is the statement tested in statistical hypothesis testing to determine the likelihood of the observed data.

Statistically Significant

A determination that the observed difference or relationship in a statistic is not likely due to chance alone, according to a pre-specified threshold of significance.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.

Null Hypothesis

In statistics, a hypothesis that proposes no significant difference or effect; the hypothesis that a researcher tries to disprove.