Six of the Children in Mr

question 240

Multiple Choice

Six of the children in Mr. Myer's class were born on exactly the same day. This strikes him as astonishing and improbable. In this instance, he should be reminded that

• A) random sequences of events often don't look random.
• B) events often seem more probable in hindsight.
• C) sampling extreme cases leads to false generalizations.
• D) the median is typically smaller than the mean.

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Definitions:

Tolerable Range

The range of environmental conditions within which an organism can survive and reproduce without experiencing stress.

Carolus Linnaeus

A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist in the 18th century, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.

Natural Selection

The mechanism through which better-suited organisms to their surroundings are more likely to survive and yield a higher number of progeny.

Scientific Method

Making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses about the natural world.