What Regulates the Menstrual Cycle

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Multiple Choice

What regulates the menstrual cycle?

• A) phases of the month that coincide with lunar phases
• B) increases and decreases in estrogen and progesterone levels
• C) the presence or absence of androgens
• D) fat cells secreting a protein that signals the brain

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Definitions:

Chi-Squared Variable

A variable that follows the chi-squared distribution, typically used in tests of independence and goodness-of-fit.

Degrees of Freedom

The sum of independent quantities or values able to be set for a statistical distribution.

Population Variances

A measure of the variance within an entire population, indicating the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Test Statistic

A standardized value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test; used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.