List Three of the Reasons That Franz Boas Rejected the Validity

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Essay

List three of the reasons that Franz Boas rejected the validity of the concept of "race" in the 1920s,explain how the term "race" is commonly used today,and discuss how contemporary anthropologists regard the concept.

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Definitions:

ANOVA

ANOVA, or Analysis of Variance, is a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means by analyzing variation within and between groups.

Means

Refers to the arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated as the sum of the numbers divided by the count of those numbers.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists among the tested groups or variables.

Chi-Square Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between observed frequencies and expected frequencies in categorized datasets.