Which Statement About European Forays into the New World Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which statement about European forays into the New World is FALSE?

• A) Christopher Columbus never sailed into Chesapeake Bay.
• B) John Cabot explored the coast of New England on a voyage sponsored by Henry VII.
• C) Christopher Columbus explored along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
• D) Pedro Cabral discovered South America by accident.
• E) Vespucci's many published letters describing the geography of the New World caused people to call the area America.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant effect or difference present between specified populations or factors.

Test Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a statistical test's data, used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the analysis without violating any constraints.

Significance Level

The probability threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected in a statistical test, often denoted by alpha (α).