According to the Text, the Penetration of the Islands of the Pacific

question 8

Essay

According to the text, the penetration of the islands of the Pacific was one of the greatest maritime feats of human history. Using outside sources, discuss the extent of this migration and the manner in which it was accomplished. Focus on the continuity of Malayo-Polynesian culture in the course of this migration

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Definitions:

Chi-Square Test

A statistical method to assess the differences between categorical variables in a contingency table, comparing observed frequencies to expected frequencies.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution.

P-Value

The likelihood of encountering test outcomes that are as significant or more significant than the actual observed outcomes, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Contingency-Table

A table often used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables, helping in analyzing the relationship between categorical variables.