If the Hubble Constant Had a Value of 50 Km/s/Mpc $\Omega$

question 55

Multiple Choice

If the Hubble constant had a value of 50 km/s/Mpc instead of 70 km/s/Mpc, the value of the critical density $\Omega$ ₀ would be about

• A) twice as large.
• B) half as much.
• C) the same.
• D) 1.4 times smaller.
• E) 1.4 times larger.

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Variation

A measure of relative variability computed as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean, often expressed as a percentage.

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together, signifying the direction of their linear relationship.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, typically used to measure how spread out the numbers in a data set are.

Slope

A measure of the steepness, incline, or grade of a line, indicating the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.