Male Primates Compete for Access to Females By

question 9

Multiple Choice

Male primates compete for access to females by:

• A)forming long-term cooperative relationships with multiple females.
• B)conducting infanticide and fighting other males for dominance.
• C)identifying their own rank,based on age,and waiting until reaching a certain age to approach females.
• D)bringing females a courtship gift such as fruit or a small mammal.

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Definitions:

Hypothesized Population Mean

The expected value of the mean for a population, as proposed in a hypothesis, that is tested for accuracy against sample data.

T-statistic

A ratio of the departure of the estimated value of a parameter from its hypothesized value to its standard error, used in hypothesis testing.

Sample Mean

The average value of all observations in a sample.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that suggests there is a statistically significant relationship between two variables, contrasting the null hypothesis.