To Calculate Sampling Error for a Proportion, Which of the Following

question 60

Multiple Choice

To calculate sampling error for a proportion, which of the following pieces of information is NOT needed?

• A) The z-score representing the desired degree of confidence.
• B) The number of valid cases overall for the proportion.
• C) The sample standard deviation.
• D) The relevant proportion obtained from the sample.
• E) All of the above are relevant and necessary pieces of information for the calculation of sampling error for a proportion.

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Definitions:

Conjugal Gene Transfer

A process in bacteria where genetic material is transferred between bacterial cells through direct contact.

Binary Fission

A method of asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotic organisms and some single-celled eukaryotes, where a cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.

Conjugation

(1) A sexual process in ciliate protists that involves exchange of haploid nuclei with another cell. (2) A mechanism for DNA exchange in bacteria that involves cell-to-cell contact.

Pathogenic

Capable of causing disease; refers to microorganisms or agents that can produce an illness when they invade a host organism.