Which of the Following Is the Most Likely Cause for the Development

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most likely cause for the development of drug-resistant tuberculosis?

• A)The long duration of treatment needed leads to noncompliance with drug treatment.
• B)Strong enough drugs to treat TB are not available.
• C)Bactericidal drugs are not effective against TB.
• D)Bacteriostatic drugs against TB are not available.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Test

A statistical method used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds true for a larger population.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it is determined by the chosen significance level.

Commuted

The act of reducing a legal penalty or sentence, often referring to changing a prison sentence to one that is less severe.

Hypothesis

An initial theory put forward with partial evidence to guide subsequent research.