Fill in the Blank. Explain Your Reasoning

question 39

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank. Explain your reasoning.
-If the population of Country X is 74% more than the population of Country Y, then Country X's population is____% of Country Y's population.

• A)74%; Country X's population is 74% of Country Y's population.
• B)-74%; Country X's population is -74% of Country Y's population.
• C)174%; Country X's population is 100% of Country Y's population plus another 74%.
• D)26%; Country X's population is 100% of Country Y's population minus 74% of Country Y's population.

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Definitions:

Population

Total number of possible units or elements that could potentially be included in a study.

Statistics

Branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.

Null Hypothesis

A formal statement that assumes no association or effect between variables, serving as the basis for statistical significance testing.

Hypothesis Testing

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds true for the entire population.