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Essay

Instructions: Answer the following question(s).
Describe the different ways that people have sought to understand their origins, from the origin or creation myths to the work of natural scientists such as Charles Darwin, the Leakeys, DuBois, Dart, and Pei.

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a particular variable for the entire population, which provides a parameter that can be estimated through the use of sample means.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between +1 and -1 inclusive.

Covariance

A statistic that indicates the degree to which two variables vary together.

Nonlinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where there is not a straight-line or proportional association.