When a Lack of Nutrients Is Detected by the Stomach,the

question 68

Multiple Choice

When a lack of nutrients is detected by the stomach,the hormone ____ is released into the bloodstream and acts as a "start eating" signal when it reaches the brain.

• A) leptin
• B) melatonin
• C) estrogen
• D) ghrelin

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows us to make predictions or inferences about a population based on data from a sample.

Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive Statistics consist of quantitative analysis techniques that summarize, show, or describe basic features of a dataset, providing simple summaries about the sample and the measures.

Statistically Significant

A statistical judgment indicating that observed data are unlikely to occur by chance, suggesting a meaningful relationship or effect.

p < .05

Represents a statistical measure indicating that the probability of the observed data occurring by chance is less than 5%, commonly used in hypothesis testing to suggest a significant effect or difference.