Case Based Critical Thinking Questions

question 26

Multiple Choice

Case Based Critical Thinking Questions
The Washington County Public School System has created a database that tracks student performance in all grade levels based on assessments administered every marking period. Administrators and teachers in the school system have access to a secure Intranet for quick access to the school system's policies, forms, curriculum standards, and other information.  Zack and Cayla are college interns for the school system, and they have been asked to use the Access database and information gathered from the individual schools to share the assessment data for the first three marking periods of the school year.  Answer the following questions using your knowledge of Access tools for sharing and integrating data.
-Cayla wants to create a new table for each of the imported files.  Which option should she choose from the dialog box that appears during the import process?

• A)Append a copy of the records to the table
• B)Link to the data source by creating a linked table
• C)Import the source data to an existing table
• D)Import the source data into a new table in the current database

Understand the relationship between percentiles and Z-scores in normal distributions.

Grasp the concepts of mean, standard deviation, and variance in the context of normal distributions.

Apply knowledge of standard normal distribution properties to real-life situations.

Recognize shifts and scaling effects in distributions.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Primary Spermatocytes

Diploid cells that undergo meiosis I to form two haploid secondary spermatocytes, crucial for spermatogenesis.

Spermatogonia

Undifferentiated male germ cells in the testes that divide to produce sperm.

Spermatids

Immature sperm cells that are the product of spermatogenesis, which will undergo further development to become mature spermatozoa.