Which of the Following Is an Example of Inductive Reasoning

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?

• A)If a banana is not ripe,then an ape will not eat it.
• B)Numerous different species live in sunny parts of an ecosystem;therefore,they are all photosynthetic.
• C)Hundreds of cultures of a unicellular alga are incubated in the presence of light,and in all of the samples the cells congregate on the side of the culture toward the light.Therefore,the alga is phototactic (attracted to light).
• D)If two species are members of the same genus,then they are more similar to each other than they are to members of a different genus.

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, due to the fact that the sample is not a perfect representation of the population.

Systematic Error

A consistent, predictable error associated with the measurement process that affects all data points in the same direction.

Non-random Error

Error in data collection or analysis that systematically distorts the results, often due to biased sampling or measurement.

Binomial Distribution

Distribution of probabilities for a binomial variable.