One Technique Used to Detect Periodontal Disease Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

One technique used to detect periodontal disease is:

• A)the use of a sharp-pointed explorer.
• B)periodontal probing.
• C)palpation.
• D)transillumination with a mouth mirror.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it defines the boundary for the region of rejection.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an actual effect.

Type II Error

The mistake of failing to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a "false negative" finding.

Dependent-Samples T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two related groups, indicating if any difference between them is statistically significant.