Choose a Trait and Describe How the Three Sources of Variation

question 18

Essay

Choose a trait and describe how the three sources of variation, genetic, environmental, and cultural, can cause the trait to vary.

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Definitions:

F-test

A statistical test used to compare two variances and ascertain if they come from populations with equal variances.

Total Variation

Refers to the overall difference between individual values and the mean within a dataset, capturing the spread.

Sum Squares Error (SSE)

The total deviation of the observed values from the values predicted by a model, squared and summed up.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in a final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.