If Parents and Offspring Resemble Each Other, Similarities Are Likely

question 48

Multiple Choice

If parents and offspring resemble each other, similarities are likely due to

• A) shared genes.
• B) shared genes and environments.
• C) shared environment and culture.
• D) shared genes, environments, and culture.

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Definitions:

Sample Sizes

The number of observations or units chosen from a population to analyze in a study.

Parametric Techniques

Methods in statistics that assume the sample data comes from a population that follows a probability distribution based on a fixed set of parameters.

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable, characterized by a symmetrical bell-shaped curve.

Population Assumptions

Hypotheses regarding the characteristics or distribution of the population from which a sample is drawn in statistical modeling.