​What Is the Best Definition of a Population

question 88

Multiple Choice

​What is the best definition of a population?

• A) ​a group of individuals of two different species that interact with each other
• B) ​a group of interbreeding individuals from different geographical regions
• C) ​a group of potentially interbreeding individuals of the same species regardless of where they live
• D) ​a collection of different species living in the same area at the same time
• E) ​a group of interbreeding individuals of the same species in a given area

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Definitions:

Level Of Significance

A predetermined threshold of probability below which the null hypothesis is rejected in hypothesis testing, typically set at 0.05 (5%).

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis stating there is no significant difference or effect, or a specified parameter equals a certain value, in the population being studied.

Critical Value(s)

Threshold(s) in hypothesis testing that define the boundary or boundaries for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against.