Net Energy Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

Net energy is

• A) the usable amount of low-quality energy from a given quantity of energy resource
• B) the total useful energy available from an energy resource
• C) analogous to total income
• D) the total useful energy from an energy resource minus the amount of energy used and wasted in producing it
• E) the amount of energy used and wasted to produce useful energy

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The probability or percentage that expresses how certain one can be about a confidence interval containing the true value of the parameter being studied.

Normal Distribution

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, indicating that occurrences close to the mean are more common than those far away from it.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values calculated from statistcal samples which is expected to cover the value of a not yet known population trait.

Non-Normal Population

A population that does not follow a normal distribution, characterized by skewness, kurtosis, or other non-normal traits.