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

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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.What is the standard error of
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• A)0
• B)Around .004
• C)Greater than .1
• D)None of the above

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