Scientists Who Study Fossil Remains of Our Early Human Ancestors

question 54

Multiple Choice

Scientists who study fossil remains of our early human ancestors are called:

• A) paleogeneticists.
• B) odontologists.
• C) paleoanthropologists.
• D) creationists.
• E) archaeologists.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The default assumption in statistical testing that there is no effect or no difference, aiming to be either rejected or not rejected based on the data analysis.

Z Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between a sample mean and a population mean, assuming data is normally distributed.

Standard Error

Standard error measures the precision of a sample mean estimate of a population mean, indicating how much the sample mean is expected to fluctuate from the true population mean.

Population Average

The mean value of a given characteristic within an entire population.