Compared to Rats on Unrestricted Diets,rats Fed a Diet Nutritionally

question 30

Multiple Choice

Compared to rats on unrestricted diets,rats fed a diet nutritionally adequate diet but a reduced number of calories ______________.

• A)look less sleek but live the same amount of time
• B)look more sleek but live the same amount of time
• C)look less sleek but die earlier
• D)look more sleek and have greater longevity

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Definitions:

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning a real effect or difference is missed.

Power of the Test

The probability that the test correctly rejects a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an effect when there is one.

Normally Distributed

A probability distribution that demonstrates symmetry around its mean, indicating that occurrences diminish as distance from the mean increases.

Probability

The quantification of the chance of an event happening, represented as a numerical value ranging from 0 to 1.