As a Rule of Thumb, When Should You Include an __Eq__

question 26

Multiple Choice

As a rule of thumb, when should you include an __eq__ method in a class?

• A) Always, because the comparison for equality is not compatible with classes.
• B) Whenever a comparison for equality uses criterion other than object identity.
• C) Only when you need to be able to make a comparison based on object identity.
• D) Only if you plan to export the class as part of a module.

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Definitions:

Directional

In statistics, directional indicates that a hypothesis specifies the direction of an expected difference or relationship.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical testing, the hypothesis that proposes there is a statistically significant relationship or difference between two variables, as opposed to the null hypothesis.

Standard Deviations

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean distribution, often used to estimate the accuracy of the sample mean compared to the population mean.