1 Staph Infections A study investigated ways to prevent

Last updated: 11/17/2023

1 Staph Infections A study investigated ways to prevent staph infections in surgery patients In a first step the researchers examined the nasal secretions of a random sample of 6771 patients admitted to various hospitals for surgery They found that 1251 of these patients tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus a bacterium responsible for most staph infections 4 a Describe the population and explain in words what the parameter p is b Give the numerical value of the statistic p that estimates p