Imagine a Surgery That Is Known to Have a 10

question 6

Multiple Choice

Imagine a surgery that is known to have a 10% chance of serious side effects. An internal hospital review shows that three out of eight of a particular doctor's patients have these side effects. If we conducted a binomial test of whether this doctor's patients are experiencing unusually low or high rates of side effects, what would our conclusion be?

• A) We fail to reject the null hypothesis and therefore conclude that the rate of side effects for this doctor differs from the usual 10%.
• B) We fail to reject the null hypothesis and therefore conclude that the rate of side effects for this doctor does not seem to differ from the usual 10%.
• C) We reject the null hypothesis and therefore conclude that the rate of side effects for this doctor differs from the usual 10%.
• D) We reject the null hypothesis and therefore conclude that the rate of side effects for this doctor does not seem to differ from the usual 10%.

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Discriminatory Effect

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Emotional Causes

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Prejudice

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