Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate? a Mixed-Field

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is the most accurate? A mixed-field in the gel system:

• A) can be ignored without further workup.
• B) can be caused by fibrin found in plasma and can be corrected by using fresh serum.
• C) needs to have further testing performed.
• D) can be resolved by respinning the gel card.

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Definitions:

Alpha Level

Alpha level, or significance level, is the threshold of probability at which you reject the null hypothesis, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.

Critical Values

Critical values are specific points on the scale of a test statistic that determine the boundary for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, or a false positive, in statistical hypothesis testing.

P-value

A measure in hypothesis testing that indicates the probability of obtaining a result at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.