A researcher only records data that supports the conclusions they’d like to make.  They then do very impressive seeming statistics on that data. Should you believe the results of their analyses?

The licensed prescriber prescribes KCl 20 mEq po BID for hypokalemia. KCl liquid is supplied 30 mEq/22.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer per dose? 

The nurse has just administered the morning dose of a patient’s lispro insulin. Just after the injection, the dietary department calls to inform the unit that breakfast trays will be 45 minutes late. What will the nurse do next?

1,000,000 mcg = __________g **remember to always place unit of measure with your answer. Please round answers to the nearest tenth. 

Hypnotics do not cause sleep and have a less potent effect on the CNS than sedatives. A hypnotic can become a sedative if it is given in large enough doses.

Extra Credit: Explain why the Calvin cycle and the citric acid cycle are called cycles.

Which distribution should be measured and what are the degrees of freedom (if applicable)?

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a nationally representative cross-sectional phone survey conducted each year by the U.S. Center for Disease Control.  BRFSS interviewers reach over 400,000 Americans each year by calling randomly selected residential phone numbers.

What distribution is being measured (assuming a conservative hand calculation is used)?  Choose one and indicate degrees of freedom if necessary.

Conducting the hypothesis test mentioned above the researchers find a p-value less than 0.005.  What conclusion can they make at a significance level of alpha = 0.01?