We Observe a Planet Crossing in Front of Its Host

question 72

Short Answer

We observe a planet crossing in front of its host star and the planet is smaller than the star. We call this crossing motion a ____________.

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Definitions:

Two-Tail

In statistics, a two-tail test is a method in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is greater than or less than a certain range of values.

Independent Samples T-Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two independent samples.

Sum of Squares for Error

The sum of the squared differences between the observed values and the predicted values in a dataset, used in statistical analysis.

Randomized Block Design

An experimental design in which subjects are first divided into blocks based on a certain characteristic, and then randomly assigned to different treatment groups within each block.