Which of the Following Is, to the Best of Our

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is, to the best of our knowledge, in the habitable zone of its star:

• A) a "hot Jupiter" taking 4 days to orbit a G-type main sequence star
• B) a planet about 1.05 AU from a G-type main sequence star
• C) a Jupiter-mass planet taking 15 years to orbit a K-type main sequence star
• D) a planet in an orbit the size of the Earth's around a red giant star
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution for a variable where the data forms a symmetrical bell-shaped curve around the mean.

Simple Random Samples

A subset of a population in which every member has an equal chance of being selected, ensuring that the sample represents the population well.

Distribution of Sample Means

Describes the dispersion or spread of the means of multiple samples drawn from the same population, often approximated by a normal distribution.

Sampled Population

The subset of individuals from a larger population used in a statistical study.