What Do Cholera, Typhoid, and Yellow Fever All Have in Common

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Multiple Choice

What do cholera, typhoid, and yellow fever all have in common?

• A) They can all be spread due to poor sanitation.
• B) They can all only be found in rural areas.
• C) They are all sexually transmitted diseases.
• D) They are all food-related diseases.
• E) They are all genetic disorders.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test

The Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test is a nonparametric statistical test used to compare two independent samples to determine if they come from the same distribution.

Parametric Statistical Methods

Statistical methods that assume the data follows a particular distribution, typically used for hypothesis testing or estimating population parameters.

Nonparametric Statistical Methods

Statistical techniques that do not assume a specific distribution for the data, making them suitable for analysis of ordinal data or data that doesn't meet assumptions of parametric tests.

Distributional Assumptions

The set of assumptions regarding the underlying distribution of the data, which are critical in choosing the appropriate statistical test and interpreting its results accurately.