Autoimmune Diseases Occur When

question 78

Multiple Choice

Autoimmune diseases occur when

• A)bacteria severely damage the immune system.
• B)cancer creates an imbalance in the immune system.
• C)the body erroneously recognizes its own cells as foreign.
• D)a virus such as HIV destroys the immune system.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average of all observations or scores in a population.

Confidence Level

The probability that a confidence interval will contain the true population parameter.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that summarizes or describes a characteristic of an entire population.

Confidence Interval

Confidence interval is a range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a certain level of confidence.