The Reasoning Behind the Use of Fecal Transplants from Healthy

question 145

Multiple Choice

The reasoning behind the use of fecal transplants from healthy individuals is that:

• A)the competition from the introduction of other bacteria into the gastrointestinal tract keeps C. difficile numbers down.
• B)the fecal matter from healthy patients does not have C. difficile.
• C)C) difficile feeds on other bacteria that are introduced with the fecal transplant.
• D)antibiotics are administered with the fecal transplant, thus controlling populations of C. difficile.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it defines the boundary for the region of rejection.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an actual effect.

Type II Error

The mistake of failing to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a "false negative" finding.

Dependent-Samples T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two related groups, indicating if any difference between them is statistically significant.