Which Statement Is True

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• A) ​Gene mutations never occur independently of each other.
• B) ​Gene mutations are very common.
• C) ​Ionizing radiation is caused by chromosomal damage.
• D) ​Mutations are random.
• E) ​The loci of gene mutations can be predicted.

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Definitions:

r Values

Statistical measures representing correlation coefficients that indicate the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Spearman Rank-Correlation

A nonparametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described by a monotonic function.

Rejection Region

The rejection region is a concept in hypothesis testing that represents the set of values for which the null hypothesis is considered not likely to be true and is therefore rejected.

ρ Values

Often symbolizes correlation coefficients in statistics, representing the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.