If the Human Ear Could Not Detect Differences in the Amplitude

question 290

Multiple Choice

If the human ear could not detect differences in the amplitude of sound waves,people would not be able to detect differences in the

• A) pitch of sounds.
• B) timbre of sounds.
• C) loudness of sounds.
• D) saturation of sounds.

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Definitions:

Incremental Validation

A process of progressively verifying the steps or components of a model, system, or theory to ensure its accuracy or validity at each stage.

Null-hypothesis Significance Testing

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds true for the entire population.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps scientists determine the strength of their evidence; it indicates the probability of observing their data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true.

Statistically Significant

A term indicating that the results of an analysis are unlikely to be due to chance, according to a predefined threshold of probability.