The Best Way to Describe the Neandertals Is as a Kind

question 67

Multiple Choice

The best way to describe the Neandertals is as a kind of:

• A) ape
• B) missing link
• C) human being
• D) evolutionary throwback

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Definitions:

Normal Populations

Populations in which the distribution of data points follows a normal distribution curve, important in many statistical methods.

Population Means

The average of a set of numerical values from the entire population being studied.

Two Independent Samples

Refers to separate groups of data collected from different populations, where individuals in one sample have no relation to individuals in the other.

Test Statistic

An estimate gained from sample data analysis, applied in hypothesis testing to weigh the decision of rejecting the null hypothesis.