The Information in Which Statement Would Be Considered Evidence That

question 128

Multiple Choice

The information in which statement would be considered evidence that infant crying and adult aversion to it have adaptive significance?

• A) Babies who cry more are more likely to be abandoned than are those who cry less.
• B) The peak time for crying is in the evening.
• C) Babies who are with their mothers throughout the day and night cry more frequently than do other babies.
• D) Babies who cry more are more likely to survive times of severe hardship, such as famine.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval Estimate

A scope of values, sourced from sampling, anticipated to encapsulate the value of an unidentified population statistic.

Prediction Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the value of an unknown parameter for future observations.

Expected Value

The anticipated value of a variable, computed as the sum of all possible values each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence, used in probability and statistics.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A spectrum of values, drawn from sample statistics, projected to embrace the value of an undefined population measure.