Which of the Following Diseases Is (Are)caused by Prions

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following diseases is (are) caused by prions?

• A)Scrapie.
• B)Mad cow disease.
• C)Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
• D)All of the choices.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis and proposes that there is a statistically significant relationship between two variables.

Null Hypothesis

A default statement that there is no effect or no difference, often used as a starting assumption in statistical hypothesis testing.

Type I Error

The error that occurs when the null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, falsely indicating a significant effect.

Type II Error

Occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning an effect or difference is missed in the analysis.