Brianne Wants to Find an Explanation for the Behavior of Her

question 253

Multiple Choice

Brianne wants to find an explanation for the behavior of her lab rats in her study. Which step in the scientific approach is she currently focusing on?

• A) testing a hypothesis
• B) perceiving the question
• C) drawing conclusions
• D) reporting her results

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Definitions:

Area

Refers to the extent of a surface or space measured in square units.

Sample Sizes

The number of observations or individuals in a subset of data taken from a larger population for the purposes of statistical analysis.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive".

F-test Statistic

A ratio of two variances that follows an F-distribution, used to compare statistical models or test hypotheses about the equality of variances.