If an Epidemic Is Confined to a Local Area,it Is

question 30

Multiple Choice

If an epidemic is confined to a local area,it is usually called

• A) an opportunistic infection.
• B) a pandemic.
• C) an outbreak.
• D) a slow infection.
• E) a chronic infection.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test. It's used to assess the evidence against the null hypothesis.

Chi-squared Distributed

Refers to a statistical distribution that is used to assess the goodness-of-fit of observed data with theoretical expectations under the null hypothesis.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution curve which is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion indicating how far individual numbers are from the mean.