What Is the Significance of a Horizontal Dashed Line Drawn

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of a horizontal dashed line drawn between a male and a female?

• A)The two siblings are both adopted.
• B)The individuals have a casual sexual relationship and are not married.
• C)The individuals have a third-degree (or later) blood relationship with each other.
• D)Neither of the two individuals is a first- or second-degree relative of the proband.

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Definitions:

T-Tests

Statistical tests used to compare the means of two groups to see if there is a significant difference between them.

Type I Error

A Type I Error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, also known as a "false positive."

Statistical Power

Statistical power refers to the probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an effect when there is one.

Detecting An Effect

The process of identifying whether a particular treatment, condition, or variable has a statistically significant impact in an experiment or study.