Regarding HIV/AIDS,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 53

Multiple Choice

Regarding HIV/AIDS,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) HIV can be transmitted through sweat, tears, and through social kissing.
• B) Around the world, about half of all HIV cases are female.
• C) Worldwide, two million people die each year from HIV/AIDS, and 2.7 million new infections occur.
• D) For at least the first six months after becoming infected, a person can test negative while carrying the HIV virus.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that infers properties of an underlying distribution from a sample, allowing for predictions and conclusions about a population.

Correlation

A statistical procedure for measuring the strength of association between two or more variables. More generally, the degree to which variables are related.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Type II Error

The mistake of not rejecting a false null hypothesis, also known as a "false negative" in statistical hypothesis testing.