Laboratory Technologists Must Not Only Keep Themselves Educated in Their

question 25

Multiple Choice

Laboratory technologists must not only keep themselves educated in their contribution to the infection control team, they must keep:

• A)housekeeping alerted as to the nature of the microbiology laboratory's biohazardous waste.
• B)laboratory management aware of equipment needs.
• C)the infection control personnel educated regarding the laboratory's contribution to the team.
• D)the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed of the continuing education needs of the microbiology laboratory's staff.

Explain the rounding rule for sample size calculation in estimation problems.

Distinguish between the factors that are and are not relevant in determining sample size when sampling with replacement.

Apply formulas to calculate confidence intervals for population means.

Understand the concept of the error of estimation and its significance in statistical sampling.