Non-Negative Count Data Occur When the Dependent Variable Takes on

question 26

Multiple Choice

Non-negative count data occur when the dependent variable takes on

• A)only positive values.
• B)the values of 0 or 1.
• C)integers that are greater than or equal to 0 and arise from counting.
• D)integers that are strictly greater than 0 and arise from counting rather than ranking.

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Definitions:

Medusa

A jellyfish-like animal; a free-swimming, umbrella-shaped stage in the life cycle of certain cnidarians. Compare with polyp.

Planula

The free-swimming, ciliated larva form of certain cnidarians, such as jellyfish, before it settles on a surface and develops into a polyp.

Miracidium

A free-swimming larval stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic flukes, hatching from eggs and infecting the first intermediate host, typically a snail.

Polyp Colony

An aggregation of many individual, yet genetically identical, polyps that are connected, forming organisms such as corals.