It is estimated that 780,000 surgical site infections (SSIs) occur each year.SSIs are the second most common type of healthcare-associated infections in U.S.hospitals and account for an extra $3.5 to $10 billion in healthcare costs per year.The national SSIs rate is 1.9%.A Georgetown medical office was interested in determining if their SSI rate were smaller than the national average.Out of a sample of 277 patients in their study,only one infection occurred.Is the Georgetown medical office SSIs rate less than the national average SSIs rate? (Note: Use a significance level of .01)
A) Yes,because the P-value is less than .01
B) Yes,because the P-value is greater than .01
C) No,because the P-value is less than .01
D) No,because the P-value is greater than .01
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