9.4 HIV infection rates. According to a June 2015 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in eight Americans with HIV do not know that they are infected with the virus. The night the report was released, a news station reported “1 in 8 Americans do not know that they are infected with HIV.” What is wrong with the news station’s reporting? (Note: More than one answer is possible.)
(a) Nothing is wrong. The news station reported exactly the information it should have.
(b) The news station’s report implies that one in eight Americans are infected with HIV.
(c) The news station’s report implies that one in eight Americans who have not been tested for HIV actually are infected with HIV.
(d) The news station’s report omitted the important piece of information that the one in eight figure is for those who are infected with HIV.