The Use of Public Polling Techniques to Answer Questions About

question 657

Multiple Choice

The use of public polling techniques to answer questions about the opinions and behaviors of large groups of people describes the use of the __________ method.

• A)clinical
• B)case study
• C)survey
• D)correlational

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Definitions:

Thomas Malthus

An English economist and demographer, best known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply.

Mutation

Change in the nucleotide structure of an organism’s DNA.

Genetic Variation

The differences in DNA sequences among individuals within a population, leading to diversity in traits.

Genotypic Frequencies

The proportion of different genotypes in a population, which can change over time due to evolutionary processes.