Assume That There Are 335,104 New Cases of Gonorrhea Reported

question 4

Multiple Choice

Assume that there are 335,104 new cases of gonorrhea reported among the U.S. population. When calculated, this would be 115.2 per 100,000 or approximately 1 reported case per 1,000 population. The value represents ______.

• A) prevalence rate
• B) incidence rate
• C) morbidity rate
• D) mortality rate

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Definitions:

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Pertains to hypotheses or research that specify a direction (increase or decrease) in the expected outcome.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists between certain characteristics of a population or data.

Equals Sign

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