What Is the Best Method to Use to Detect Earth-Sized

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the best method to use to detect Earth-sized extra-solar planets with the telescopes and instrumentation that exist today?

• A) Doppler shift
• B) Transit
• C) Direct imaging
• D) Microlensing

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Definitions:

p < .05

Refers to a statistical threshold indicating that the likelihood of the observed data occurring by chance is less than 5%, commonly used to infer significance in research findings.

Statistically Significant

A determination that a result from data analysis is not likely to have occurred by chance, suggesting a real effect or difference in the population sampled.

Investigator

A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation to discover and examine facts to establish the truth.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of the numbers.