Thomas Malthus Proposed That ____

question 9

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus proposed that ____.

• A)species gradually improved over generations because of an inherent drive toward perfection
• B)humans reproduce beyond the capacity of their environment to sustain them
• C)the food supply and populations multiplied at the same rate
• D)artificial selection was the key to evolution
• E)natural selection was the key to evolution

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Definitions:

Parameter

A quantity that influences the outcome of a mathematical function or statistical operation, often a measure that describes a statistical population.

Measure of Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution.

Parameter

A numerical characteristic or measure that describes an aspect of a population.

Statistic

A single measure that is calculated from data to summarize or describe a characteristic of a sample.