When the Majority of a Building's Occupants Report Illnesses That

question 64

Multiple Choice

When the majority of a building's occupants report illnesses that tend to lessen or vanish when they leave the building, this is

• A) a sign of construction defects.
• B) sick building syndrome.
• C) an indicator of mold.
• D) toxic shock syndrome.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of how much values in a set differ from the mean of the set.

Central Tendency

A descriptive summary of a dataset through a single value that reflects the center of the data's distribution, often illustrated by the mean, median, or mode.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes a significant effect or difference, in contrast to the null hypothesis.

One-way ANOVA

An analytical procedure designed to evaluate if distinct, unrelated groups of three or more have statistically meaningful differences in their mean values.