In the Experiments Described in the Chapter,which Animals Were Most

question 64

Multiple Choice

In the experiments described in the chapter,which animals were most likely to eat the hot peppers?

• A)cactus mice
• B)pack rats
• C)thrashers
• D)cactus mice and pack rats
• E)Thrashers,cactus mice,and pack rats all ate the peppers equally.

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Definitions:

Interval Estimate

An estimate of a population parameter that specifies a range within which the parameter is estimated to lie.

Population Parameter

Any numerical quantity that characterizes a given population or some aspect of it.

Confidence Interval

A continuum of estimates, garnered from sample data analysis, presumed likely to contain the concealed value of a population trait.

Population Mean

The average of a set of numerical values of an entire population.