Individual Steroids Differ in the ________ Attached to the Carbon

question 46

Multiple Choice

Individual steroids differ in the ________ attached to the carbon rings.

• A)side chains
• B)glycerol molecules
• C)hydrophobic tails
• D)hydrophilic heads
• E)fatty acids

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Definitions:

Factor Analysis

Factor Analysis is a statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved variables called factors.

Single Trait

Refers to focusing on one characteristic feature of an individual or system for study or analysis.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (about 68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes. Also called a normal distribution.

Standardization

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