What Sort of Statistic Does the Following Most Clearly Exemplify

question 70

Multiple Choice

What sort of statistic does the following most clearly exemplify? Of the people in this stadium, 39% have black hair, 29% have brown hair, 19% have blond hair, 6% have red hair, 4% have white hair, and 3% are bald.

• A)total
• B)ratio
• C)distribution
• D)average
• E)median

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings born from two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm, sharing about 50% of their DNA, making them genetically similar to typical siblings.

Monozygotic

Referring to twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, resulting in individuals that are genetically identical.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell and an egg cell merge, representing the first stage of development in many multicellular organisms.

Longitudinal Design

Research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time.