A Broad-Spectrum Bactericidal Agent Would Be Expected To

question 32

Multiple Choice

A broad-spectrum bactericidal agent would be expected to:

• A) destroy many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
• B) destroy all pathogenic microbes in contact with the agent.
• C) reduce the replication of many bacteria.
• D) inhibit the growth of most spores and acid-fast bacteria.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against the alternative hypothesis.

Population Proportions

The ratio of members in a statistical population that have a particular attribute or characteristic.

Type I Error

A statistical error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis, incorrectly concluding that there is no effect or difference when there is.