Encephalitis Is More Common in the Summer Months Because

question 31

Multiple Choice

Encephalitis is more common in the summer months because

• A) pathogens are present in swimming pools and lakes.
• B) people encounter more bats during warm summer evenings.
• C) ticks are encountered while hiking in the woods.
• D) ameba populations increase in swimming pools.
• E) mosquito populations increase.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing, which the test statistic must exceed in order to reject the null hypothesis, indicating a statistically significant result.

Degrees of Freedom

The capacity of different values or numerals that can be designated to a statistical distribution.

α

A symbol often used to denote the probability of making a Type I error in hypothesis testing, representing the significance level.

Level of Significance

The probability threshold in hypothesis testing below which the null hypothesis is rejected, indicating statistical significance.