A Pharmaceutical Company Investigating Whether Drug Stores Are Less Likely

question 17

Multiple Choice

A pharmaceutical company investigating whether drug stores are less likely than food markets to
Remove over-the-counter drugs from the shelves when the drugs are past the expiration date
Found a P-value of 2.8%. This means that:

• A) none of these
• B) There is a 2.8% chance the drug stores remove more expired over-the-counter drugs.
• C) There is a 97.2% chance the drug stores remove more expired over-the-counter drugs.
• D) 2.8% more drug stores remove over-the-counter drugs from the shelves when the drugs are past the expiration date.
• E) 97.2% more drug stores remove over-the-counter drugs from the shelves when the drugs are past the expiration date than drug stores.

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Definitions:

Before

Prior to in time or order.

Dis-

A prefix indicating separation, removal, or negation.

Dislocate

To displace the bones of a joint, causing them to no longer be in their proper relation to each other.

Separate

To set or keep apart; to divide or segregate.