EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSTATISTICS
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Author: Rosner
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Chapter 5, Problem 27P
The differential is a standard measurement made during a blood test. It consists of classifying white blood cells into the following five categories: (1) basophils, (2) eosinophils, (3) monocytes, (4) lymphocytes, and (5) neutrophils. The usual practice is to look at 100 randomly selected cells under a microscope and to count the number of cells within each of the five categories. Assume that a normal adult will have the following proportions of cells in each category: basophils, 0.5%; eosinophils, 1.5%; monocytes, 4%; lymphocytes, 34%; and neutrophils, 60%.
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EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSTATISTICS
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