Which of the Following Sets of Characteristics Describes the Highest

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sets of characteristics describes the highest level of threat potential from biological weapons?

• A) a human pathogen easily produced as an aerosol and transmissible by respiratory aerosols
• B) a pathogen of livestock transmitted by contact with infected animals but not infected people
• C) a pathogen of wheat that could be delivered using crop dusters
• D) a microbe that can be introduced into food during packaging and withstands refrigerator temperatures but not typical cooking temperatures
• E) a waterborne toxin that is easily introduced into public water supplies and does not replicate in humans

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Confidence Interval

A range of values calculated from sample data that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain probability.

Population Means

The average value of a numeric data set, pertaining to the entire population being studied.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values, derived from the sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

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