When Considering the Veins of the Antecubital Area for a Blood

question 10

Multiple Choice

When considering the veins of the antecubital area for a blood draw, the first vein of choice is the:

• A)Basilic vein
• B)Cephalic vein
• C)Median cubital vein
• D)Brachial vein

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Definitions:

Type II Error

Failing to detect an effect or difference that exists because the null hypothesis was incorrectly accepted.

α

Alpha (α) is a threshold value used in hypothesis testing to determine the significance level at which the null hypothesis can be rejected.

Effect Size

A numeric evaluation of the size of the effect observed in an experiment.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, derived from the standardized difference between a sample statistic and its hypothesized population value, divided by the standard error.