The Numerous Short, Widely Branching Fibers of a Neuron That

question 126

Multiple Choice

The numerous short, widely branching fibers of a neuron that receive input from other neurons are known as

• A) dendrites.
• B) somas.
• C) axons.
• D) glia.

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T-Score

A standardized score that indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Confidence Estimate

A range of values used to estimate a parameter, calculated in such a way that it is likely, to a specified level of confidence, to contain the true value of the parameter.

Confidence Interval

A set of values, calculated from sample statistics, predicted to hold the value of an unobserved population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.