It Is Estimated That 780,000 Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)occur Each

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Multiple Choice

It is estimated that 780,000 surgical site infections (SSIs) occur each year.SSIs are the second most common type of healthcare-associated infections in U.S.hospitals and account for an extra $3.5 to $10 billion in healthcare costs per year.The national SSIs rate is 1.9%.A Georgetown medical office was interested in determining if their SSI rate were smaller than the national average.Out of a sample of 277 patients in their study,only one infection occurred.Is the Georgetown medical office SSIs rate less than the national average SSIs rate? (Note: Use a significance level of .05. )

• A)Yes,because the P-value is less than .05
• B)Yes,because the P-value is greater than .05
• C)No,because the P-value is less than .05
• D)No,because the P-value is greater than .05

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Definitions:

Division

In logic, the process of breaking down a general statement into more detailed particular statements.

Genus

A category of classification in biology ranking above species and below family, or more generally, a class of items that share common characteristics.

Species

A collection of comparable organisms from nature able to partake in the process of interbreeding or gene swapping.

Fallacy of Division

The erroneous assumption that what is true of a whole must also be true of its parts.