At Night You Get in Your Car to Drive to the Store

question 21

Multiple Choice

At night you get in your car to drive to the store. The car starts but none of the lights work. Which of the following activities would not be considered part of the scientific method?

• A) Slam the hood down hard.
• B) Check the fuse in the light circuit.
• C) Check the wiring from the battery to the lights.
• D) Replace the light bulbs with new bulbs.

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Distribution

A distribution of probability that displays symmetry around its mean, highlighting that instances near the mean happen more often than those far from it.

Mean

The mean of a number set, determined by dividing the total sum of the numbers by the count of numbers present.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the variation or dispersion of a set of numerical values.

Z-Scores

Standardized scores that indicate how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.