An Advantage of Using a Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Is That

question 19

Multiple Choice

An advantage of using a broad-spectrum antibiotic is that:

• A)it is effective against a large number of organisms.
• B)it is effective against a small number of organisms.
• C)it has a high potency.
• D)it produces a large number of side effects.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected in a statistical test, indicating the results are statistically significant.

Chi-squared Goodness-of-fit Test

A statistical test to determine if observed data matches the expected distribution of data across different categories.

Chi-squared Distribution

A statistical distribution describing the distribution of the sum of squared independent, standard normal variables, often used in hypothesis testing.

Non-negative

A term used to describe numbers that are either positive or zero, indicating values that are not less than zero.