Suppose You Use the Southern Cross to Determine That the South

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose you use the Southern Cross to determine that the south celestial pole appears 40 degrees above your horizon.Then you must be located at

• A)latitude 40 degrees north.
• B)latitude 50 degrees south.
• C)latitude 40 degrees south.
• D)longitude 40 degrees.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

It is a statistical hypothesis that asserts there is no significant effect or difference, serving as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.

Normally Distributed

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, illustrating that occurrences are more frequent near the mean and less frequent as they move away from it.

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing, which a test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.

Chi-squared Test

A chi-squared test is a statistical method used to assess the differences between observed and expected frequencies in one or more categories.