The "Big Bang" Refers to the

question 2

Multiple Choice

The "Big Bang" refers to the

• A)point in time in which the known (and perhaps knowable)universe came into being.
• B)phenomenon of rapid chain reaction supernovae during the first 100 seconds of the universe.
• C)time when our Sun will become a nova,rendering Earth into molten lava.
• D)end of the universe when simultaneous supernovae will transform the universe into a supergiant black hole.

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Definitions:

Generalize

The process of applying the findings from a sample to a broader population, implying that the results have wider applicability beyond the original study conditions.

Nondirectional Test

A hypothesis that does not predict the direction of the difference or association between variables, only that there is a difference.

One-Tailed Test

A statistical test that determines the probability of the observed data under the assumption that one end of the probability distribution is scrutinized.

Two-Tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is either greater than or less than a certain range of values.