Andrea Is a Sculptor and Is Constantly Trying to Perfect

question 31

Multiple Choice

Andrea is a sculptor and is constantly trying to perfect her craft. Andrea's sister Kirsten is a biologist who takes pride in being an avid bird watcher and being able to differentiate between more than 500 species of birds.
-Kirsten is taking a test on ornithology (the science and study of birds) that consists of 180 multiple choice questions.Kirsten is using convergent thinking to maximize her efforts.This means that Kirsten is trying to ________________.

• A) eliminate the incorrect options until she hits the correct one
• B) come up with the correct answer before she sees the options
• C) come up with a reasoning on why the option she chose is correct
• D) come up with a reasoning on why the options she didn't choose are wrong

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Definitions:

Contingency-Table

A table often used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables, helping in analyzing the relationship between categorical variables.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the analysis without violating any constraints.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, often representing the number of values that are free to vary.

Test Statistic

A calculated value used in statistical testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.