When a Person Tests Positive for a Drug Even Though

question 65

Multiple Choice

When a person tests positive for a drug even though there was no drug present in the body, it is termed

• A) inaccurate
• B) false negative
• C) false positive
• D) positive outlier

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Definitions:

Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare three or more samples means by analyzing their variances.

F-statistic

A ratio used in statistical analysis to determine if there are significant differences between group means in a dataset, typically in ANOVA tests.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.