The Kissimmee River Restoration Project Is an

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Multiple Choice

The Kissimmee River Restoration Project is an

• A) example of large-scale bioremediation to clean up a mercury spill.
• B) example of a dam that interrupted the breeding of salmon and other species.
• C) attempt to restore the natural wetlands associated with the Kissimmee River.
• D) effort to join two previously unconnected lakes to permit better drainage.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

The influence that a researcher's expectations or preferences may have on the results of an experiment, potentially leading to skewed or invalid conclusions.

Statistically Significant

A result is considered statistically significant if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, indicating a genuine effect or difference.

Placebo Effect

The phenomenon in which a person experiences a physiological or psychological improvement after being given a treatment with no therapeutic value, due to their belief in its efficacy.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study, used to assess the effect of that variable.