Suppose the Wind Speed Increased from 5 Mph to 10

question 42

Multiple Choice

Suppose the wind speed increased from 5 mph to 10 mph. We can conclude that the force exerted by the wind increased by a factor of ____.

• A)0.5
• B)2
• C)4
• D)5
• E)25

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Definitions:

Statistical Significance

A measure that indicates whether the results of a study are likely not due to chance.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, where each dot represents one observation.

Negative Correlation

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Statistical Significance

A measure indicating that the likelihood of the observed results occurring by chance is very low, typically used in hypothesis testing to validate study findings.