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Abrahamson and Weis Did an Experiment in Which They Compared

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Abrahamson and Weis did an experiment in which they compared the gall sizes produced on goldenrod clones by different families of gallflies. Why did the researchers use plant clones and compare gall sizes between gallfly families?


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Standard Deviation

A numerical indicator showing the spread or variation of values in a dataset, illustrating the degree to which the figures deviate from the average.

Mean

The mathematical average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of their relationship.

Statistical Measure

A quantity calculated from a set of data, which describes a characteristic of the data, such as its central tendency, dispersion, or shape.

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