What Is Difference Between an Epidemic and a Pandemic

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

• A) An epidemic is an actual disease, whereas a pandemic is a worldwide human response to treating that disease.
• B) An epidemic is a disease with a fairly low mortality rate, whereas a pandemic has a much higher mortality rate.
• C) An epidemic is a disease that is restricted to a small area and does not appear to be spreading or becoming more common, whereas a pandemic is a disease that is spreading wider throughout a population.
• D) An epidemic is a disease in a local region that is widening, whereas a pandemic is a disease that is widening to an international scale.

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Definitions:

Sample Regression Line

This is the line obtained from the regression analysis of sample data, used to predict the dependent variable values from the independent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or varied by the researcher to determine their effect on the dependent variable.

First-Order Model

A first-order model in dynamics or control theory refers to a system whose behavior is described by a first-order differential equation, showing how the system's output responds over time to changes in input.