The Process of Breaking a Problem Down into Smaller Pieces

question 8

Multiple Choice

The process of breaking a problem down into smaller pieces is sometimes called:

• A) divide and conquer
• B) scientific method
• C) top-down programming
• D) whole-into-part

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

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

Independent Populations

Populations in which the members or outcomes of one group do not influence or are not related to the members or outcomes of another group.

Equal Variances

An assumption in some statistical tests that the variances in the groups being compared are similar.

Normally Distributed

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, demonstrating that occurrences near the mean happen more often than those at a distance.