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A Microbiologist Is Reading the Plates from a Sputum Culture

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A microbiologist is reading the plates from a sputum culture.On the sheep blood agar (SBA) , the microbiologist sees flat spreading colonies with a metallic sheen.On cetrimide agar, a fluorescent green color is seen in the media with clear colonies.On MacConkey, medium clear colonies are seen that have a fruity or grapelike odor.What is the most likely organism?


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One-Tail Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution.

Test-Statistic

A value computed from sample data during a hypothesis test, used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-Value

The probability, under the null hypothesis, of obtaining a result equal to or more extreme than what was actually observed.

Null Hypothesis

An assertion for statistical testing that presupposes no significant difference or correlation between specified groups or variables.

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