Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding the Possible

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding the possible effects of climate change?

• A)some spring events are happening four weeks later than they did 50 years ago.
• B)climates could shift 10-40 km poleward in the next 100 years.
• C)the rate of climate change has been the same from the Tertiary Period until today.
• D)sugar maple,beech,and hemlock trees are predicted to disappear from the United States,except in Maine,as they move northward into eastern Canada.
• E)the collared lemming will expand its range.

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Definitions:

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution that is used to describe the distribution of a sum of the squares of k independent standard normal random variables, useful in hypothesis testing and constructing confidence intervals.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution or to a system without violating any constraints.

Left-Tailed Area

Refers to the area under the probability distribution curve to the left of a specified value, often used in hypothesis testing to determine significance.

Multinomial Experiment

An experiment or trial that results in outcomes classified into more than two categories, where the probabilities of outcomes are fixed.