What Was the Ethical Dilemma Presented by the Remains of Kennewick

question 46

Multiple Choice

What was the ethical dilemma presented by the remains of Kennewick Man?

• A) The group claiming a relationship with the remains did not want them tested, which is the only way to confirm the relationship.
• B) The state of Washington had legally awarded the remains to the Umatilla, but the federal government had overturned the ruling.
• C) A Native American group claimed the remains as an ancestor, but there was clear evidence that the skeleton was of European descent.
• D) Anthropologists insisted that the skeleton be displayed in a museum, in defiance of the traditional burial practices required by Umatilla culture.

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Definitions:

SSB

A statistical term that can stand for Sum of Squares Between groups, measuring the variability among group means in an analysis of variance.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to show the dispersion of data points from their mean values.

Randomized Block Experiment

A statistical experiment design that aims to reduce variation among experimental units by grouping them into blocks based on certain characteristics before applying different treatments.

Between-Treatments Variation

The variability in data that is observed between the different groups or conditions in an experiment, helping to determine if there are significant differences caused by the treatment or intervention.