Genetic Factors Appear to Play ____ Role in Determining Whether

question 123

Multiple Choice

Genetic factors appear to play ____ role in determining whether people reach centenarian status.

• A) no
• B) a minimal
• C) some
• D) a major

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Definitions:

Observed Frequencies

The actual number of occurrences of each category in statistical data.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated counts in each category of a contingency table under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, calculated from the proportions in the total sample.

Chi-square Statistic

A statistical measure used to assess the differences between observed and expected frequencies in one or more categories.

Expected Frequencies

In statistics, these are the counts predicted by a hypothesis test for categories in a contingency table, based on the distribution assumptions of the test.