Sue Brought Her Daughter Amy to the Pediatrician Complaining of a Sore

question 17

Multiple Choice

Sue brought her daughter Amy to the pediatrician complaining of a sore throat.The physician examines Amy and observes that her throat is bright red and there are white pus-filled nodules on her tonsils.Which of the following conclusions should be made?

• A)She has a strep throat and should begin antibiotics.
• B)She should have a rapid strep test performed before a diagnosis is made.
• C)She should go home and rest because most sore throats are viral in origin.
• D)She should go home and come back in two days for a strep test since it may take that long to show up.
• E)She has a staphylococcal sore throat and should begin antibiotics immediately.

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Definitions:

P Value

A statistical measure that indicates whether the results of an experiment are significant, specifically it measures the probability of observing the given results if the null hypothesis were true.

Type II Error

Error that occurs when the alternative hypothesis is true but the decision is made to not reject the null hypothesis.

Nonparametric Test

A type of statistical test that does not assume the data comes from a particular distribution, often used when data doesn't meet the assumptions of parametric tests.

Measure of Effect Size

A quantitative expression of the magnitude of a phenomenon or effect size, used to assess the relationship or difference between variables in a statistical analysis.