During the Hellenistic Period, Which Scientist Could Calculate the Circumference

question 67

Multiple Choice

During the Hellenistic period, which scientist could calculate the circumference of Earth based on his observation of the length of shadows at various points in Egypt?

• A) Eratosthenes
• B) Euclid
• C) Archimedes
• D) Theocritus
• E) Copernicus

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The sampling distribution is a probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Modality

Value or values of a variable that have the highest frequency in a set of data.

Directional Hypothesis

A specific type of hypothesis that stipulates the direction of the expected relationship between variables (e.g., 'greater than', 'less than').

Non-directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that predicts a relationship between variables without specifying the direction of the relationship.