Which Is NOT a Pathogen

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a pathogen?

• A) cancer
• B) hookworm
• C) athlete's foot fungus
• D) chicken pox virus
• E) meningococcus bacterium

Interpret the p-value in context to assess the statistical significance.

Apply the fundamental assumptions required for one-way ANOVA.

Recognize appropriate distribution for test statistics in ANOVA.

Calculate and interpret the pooled standard deviation in the context of ANOVA.

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