Which of the Following Is True About the Concept of Scientific

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the concept of scientific literacy?

• A) Only trained scientists are considered scientifically literate.
• B) Scientific literacy is the ability to answer basic science questions without looking up their answers.
• C) A person who can understand, analyze, and apply scientific information is demonstrating scientific literacy.
• D) Knowledge of scientific terminology is the most important part of scientific literacy.

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Definitions:

Smallest Variance

The smallest degree of spread or dispersion of observations around the mean in a dataset, indicating less variability.

Relatively Efficient

Refers to a process or system that achieves its goals with comparatively minimal waste of time, resources, or energy.

Larger Sample

Refers to increasing the number of observations in a sample to reduce random sampling error and make the sample statistics more representative of the population.

Sample Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread in a set of sample data, calculated by averaging the squared deviations from the sample mean.