Galileo's Book Dialogo Strongly Defended the Work of Which Astronomer

question 56

Multiple Choice

Galileo's book Dialogo strongly defended the work of which astronomer?

• A) Ptolemy
• B) Tycho
• C) Copernicus
• D) Kepler
• E) Aristotle

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Definitions:

Least Squares Regression

A method for estimating the best-fitting line through a set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations from each point to the line.

Simple Linear Regression

A numerical approach that establishes the link between a dependent variable and one independent variable through the application of a linear equation to the data observed.

Residual Plot

A graphical representation used to visualize the difference between observed and predicted values in a regression analysis.

Normal Probability Plot

A graphical technique for assessing whether or not a data set is approximately normally distributed.