How Would a Decrease in the Number of Megakaryocytes Affect

question 33

Multiple Choice

How would a decrease in the number of megakaryocytes affect blood composition?

• A) A decrease in megakaryocytes would decrease the number of platelets in the blood.
• B) A decrease in the number of megakaryocytes would decrease the number of immunoglobulins in the blood.
• C) A decrease in the number of megakaryocytes would decrease the number of leukocytes in the blood.
• D) A decrease in the number of megakaryocytes would decrease the number of fibrinogens in the blood.

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Definitions:

Rejection Region

In hypothesis testing, the range of values for which the null hypothesis is not considered plausible and is therefore rejected.

Null Hypothesis

A statement positing that no statistical significance exists in a set of observations, serving as the default assumption in hypothesis testing.

Rejection Region

The area in the probability distribution that, if the test statistic falls within, leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis.

P-value Method

A statistical approach that determines the significance of results by comparing the p-value to a predetermined level of significance, often determining if there is enough evidence to reject a null hypothesis.