Cladistics Is an Approach to Classification Based Upon

question 114

Multiple Choice

Cladistics is an approach to classification based upon:

• A)the reconstruction of archetypes
• B)assigning a numerical value to similarities
• C)an analysis of reproductive isolation
• D)an analysis of recently and distantly evolved features

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Definitions:

Experimental

Pertaining to a methodical procedure carried out under controlled conditions to discover an unknown effect, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Significance Level

The threshold below which a p-value indicates that an observed data pattern is unlikely to have occurred by chance, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.

Reading Scores

Numerical or categorical assessments that represent an individual’s ability or proficiency in reading.

Degrees of Freedom

Refers to the number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, minus the number of parameters estimated from sample data.