When Reading Culture Plates from Respiratory Specimens, What Must the Microbiologist

question 28

Multiple Choice

When reading culture plates from respiratory specimens, what must the microbiologist take into consideration?

• A) The types of organisms normally found at the culture site
• B) The amount of media inoculated
• C) The quality control performed on the media
• D) The patient's physician

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Definitions:

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means.

F Statistic

A value derived from ANOVA tests used to determine whether the variances between multiple groups are significantly different.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical examination aimed at finding out whether significant disparities exist among the averages of three or more distinct groups.

Null Hypotheses

A statement used in statistical testing that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables, serving as the default statement to be tested against.