____, Which Dates Back to 1954, Was Designed by Scientists

question 69

Multiple Choice

____, which dates back to 1954, was designed by scientists and is oriented toward manipulating formulas for scientific, mathematical, and engineering problem solving applications.

• A) COBOL
• B) Pascal
• C) BASIC
• D) FORTRAN

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In research, the variable that is being measured and is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Median

A statistical measure that represents the middle value in a given set of data when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data.

Extreme Scores

Data points in a dataset that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of the data, often considered outliers.