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21.04.2020 • 
Mathematics

Amy is doing a science experiment on how a certain bacterium reacts to an antibiotic. She has 3 dishes of identical bacterium samples with 15 bacteria in each dish. She gives an antibiotic to all of the bacteria in one dish. All of the treated bacteria died, and the bacteria in the other two dishes survived.

Is there a sampling bias in the situation above?
A.
There is not enough information.
B.
No. All 3 dishes are filled with the same number of identical bacteria.
C.
Yes. The antibiotic may not work on the other bacteria.
D.
Yes. The bacteria in the other 2 dishes are different than the treated bacteria.

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