Most of the Adaptive Variations Associated with 'Race

question 10

Multiple Choice

Most of the adaptive variations associated with 'race':

• A) evolved independently, as geographically specific environmental adaptations
• B) evolved together, as 'trait packages'
• C) evolved prior to the emergence of culture
• D) provide indisputable proof of the 'multiple origins' theory of evolution
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Normal Random Variable

A variable that is distributed in a way that fits the normal (Gaussian) distribution, characterized by its mean and standard deviation.

Mean

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

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

Normal Probability Distribution

Also known as the Gaussian distribution, it's a bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.