During a Flu Epidemic, the Number of Children in the Woodbridge

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Multiple Choice

During a flu epidemic, the number of children in the Woodbridge Community School System who contracted influenza after t days was given by . ​
How many children were stricken by the flu after the first day? How many children had the flu after 10 days? How many children eventually contracted the disease?
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• A) 12 children were stricken by the flu after the first day; 1,451 children had the flu after 10 days; 1,400 children eventually contracted the disease
• B) 15 children were stricken by the flu after the first day; 1,451 children had the flu after 10 days; 1,083 children eventually contracted the disease
• C) 17 children were stricken by the flu after the first day; 1,312 children had the flu after 10 days; 1,246 children eventually contracted the disease
• D) 15 children were stricken by the flu after the first day; 1,312 children had the flu after 10 days; 1,400 children eventually contracted the disease

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of observing results as extreme as those measured when the null hypothesis of a study is true, used in hypothesis testing.

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Children

Young human beings below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.

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