Which of the Following Is an Example of a Scientific

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a scientific question?

• A) To what crimes should capital punishment apply?
• B) Should clinical abortions be government funded?
• C) Should intelligence tests be used in the schools?
• D) Is political corruption a serious problem in the United States?
• E) Why do women have abortions?

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Definitions:

Distribution of Exam Scores

Refers to the frequency and pattern of marks obtained by students across an examination, typically visualized as a graph or described with statistical measures.

Negatively Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution's peak, indicating more values are to the right of the mean.

Positively Skewed

A distribution is positively skewed when it has a longer tail on the right side, indicating that the majority of values are concentrated on the left.

Distribution of Exam Scores

Refers to the way exam scores are spread out across students or participants, often displayed in a graph.