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A Researcher Studies the Relationship Between Caloric Intake and Weight

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A researcher studies the relationship between caloric intake and weight gain in a group of 250 adults between the ages of 25 and 40. The correlation between increasing one's caloric intake and subsequent weight gain is found to be .60 (p < .05). What does it mean to say that this particular correlation coefficient is statistically significant?


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Type II Survivorship

A survivorship curve where individuals die at a constant rate across their lifespan, common in some birds and perennial plants.

Density-Dependent

Referring to factors whose effects on the size or growth of a population vary with the density of the population itself.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available.

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