If the doctor wants to select pulse rates to be used as cutoff values for determ

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If the doctor wants to select pulse rates to be used as cutoff values for determining when further tests should be required, which pulse rates are better to use: the results from part (a) or the pulse rates of 60 and 90 beats per minute from part (b)? Why?

A.Part (a), because the cutoff values should be based on individual patients rather than the mean pulse rate of the sample

B.Part (b), because the cutoff values should be based on individual patients rather than the mean pulse rate of the sample.

C.Part (b), because the cutoff values should be based on the mean pulse rate of the sample rather than individual patients.

D.Both pulse rate ranges are equally acceptable.

Explanation / Answer

the correct option is A.Part (a), because the cutoff values should be based on individual patients rather than the mean pulse rate of the sample

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