The Incubation Time for Rhode Island Red Chicks Is Normally

question 35

Multiple Choice

The incubation time for Rhode Island Red chicks is normally distributed with mean of 30 days and standard deviation of approximately 2 days. If 1000 eggs are being incubated, how many chicks do we expect will hatch in 26 to 36 days?

• A)976 chicks
• B)477 chicks
• C)21 chicks
• D)157 chicks
• E)136 chicks

---

Definitions:

Authority

Refers to the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience, or the cited source of expert information.

Empiricism

The philosophical stance or method that emphasizes the importance of sensory experience and observation in obtaining knowledge.

Open-ended Research Questions

Questions in research that allow for spontaneous and unstructured responses, offering deeper insights into participants' thoughts and feelings.

One-tailed Hypotheses

A hypothesis that specifies the direction of an expected difference or relationship, predicting either an increase or a decrease but not both.