When Dr Blehert and His Team Set Out to Determine the the Cause

question 11

Short Answer

When Dr. Blehert and his team set out to determine the cause of death for thousands of bats, they determined that the sick and dead bats had a strange white fuzz on their noses and wings along with depleted fat reserves and damaged wing tissue. After performing observational studies, the researchers used a branch of mathematics called ________ to quantify the reliability of their data.

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Definitions:

Nationally Representative

A term used to describe a sample that accurately reflects the demographics or characteristics of a larger population at a national level.

Kinsey's Rating Scale

A scale measuring sexual orientation developed by Alfred Kinsey, ranging from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual).

Homosexual

Pertaining to a sexual orientation characterized by attraction to individuals of the same sex.

Heterosexual

A sexual orientation where individuals are romantically or sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender.