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Group of 100 medical students took an end of the year exam. The mean score on the exam was 70%, with a standard deviation of 25%. The professor states that a student's score must be within the 95% confidence interval of the mean to pass the exam. Which of the following is the minimum score a student can have to pass the exam?

A45%

B63.75%

C67.5%

D20%

E65%

2

A 25-year-old man with a genetic disorder presents for genetic counseling because he is concerned about the risk that any children he has will have the same disease as himself. Specifically, since childhood he has had difficulty breathing requiring bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, and chest physiotherapy. He has also had diarrhea and malabsorption requiring enzyme replacement therapy. If his wife comes from a population where 1 in 10,000 people are affected by this same disorder, which of the following best represents the likelihood a child would be affected as well?

A0.01%

B2%

C0.5%

D1%

E50%

3

You are developing a new diagnostic test to identify patients with disease X. Of 100 patients tested with the gold standard test, 10% tested positive. Of those that tested positive, the experimental test was positive for 90% of those patients. The specificity of the experimental test is 20%. What is the positive predictive value of this new test?

A10%

B90%

C95%

D11%

E20%

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