Match the Term with the Appropriate Phrase

question 37

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-nebula

• A)the Sun and the eight major planets revolving around it
• B)gaseous and dusty space cloud (pre-cursor to a solar system)
• C)Milky Way galaxy
• D)outermost portion of the Earth composed largely of the igneous rocks basalt and granite
• E)contains minerals rich in iron and magnesium, between the crust and the core, and has the second largest volume according to the chemical classification
• F)solar winds
• G)composed mostly of iron and nickel with a liquefied metallic outer layer

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a sample and those of the population from which the sample was drawn.

Sample Variance

A measure of dispersion that calculates how much the numbers in a sample differ from the mean of the sample.

Unbiased Estimate

An estimator or prediction that, on average, exactly matches the parameter being estimated in the population.

Denominator

The bottom number in a fraction that shows into how many equal parts the whole is divided.