You Ask a Sample of 27 Students in a Particular

question 24

Multiple Choice

You ask a sample of 27 students in a particular dorm on campus about their religious beliefs and use this information to make generalizations about all students in the dorm. In this research situation________.

• A) the 27 students questioned are a population.
• B) the dorm is a sample.
• C) this is an example of descriptive statistics.
• D) the sample is the 27 students who were questioned.

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Definitions:

Guanine

One of the four main nucleobases found in DNA and RNA, which pairs with cytosine in double-stranded DNA.

DNA Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in DNA that specifies the inclusion of a particular amino acid in a protein or indicates a start or stop signal in protein synthesis.

RNA Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in RNA that specifies the addition of a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.

Complementary

Two things that complete or enhance each other's qualities, often referring to the pairing of bases in DNA.