Earth's Orbit Is Nearly Circular, Varying by Only a Few

question 110

True/False

Earth's orbit is nearly circular, varying by only a few percent in distance from the Sun over one orbital period.

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Definitions:

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or dataset differ from each other.

Difference

In statistics, this refers to the subtraction of one value from another to determine the gap or extent of variation between them.

Directional Null Hypothesis

A type of null hypothesis that specifies the direction of the difference or association between two variables.

Directional Alternative Hypothesis

Alternative hypothesis that indicates the direction of the change, difference, or relationship.