Someone Develops a New Test of Mechanical Abilities

question 216

Multiple Choice

Someone develops a new test of mechanical abilities. Which of the following (if true) would be the strongest evidence that the test is biased against women?

• A) The average score for women is lower than the average score for men.
• B) Women have had less opportunity than men to learn mechanical skills.
• C) The people who wrote the test were almost all males.
• D) Women who get a particular score on the test are in fact better mechanics than men who get that same score.

Recognize the significance of complementary base pairing in DNA replication and RNA transcription.

Interpret the significance of experimental findings in disproving the concept of spontaneous generation and supporting biogenesis.

Explain the process and importance of replication, transcription, and translation in cellular function.

Describe how variations in nucleotide sequences contribute to genetic diversity.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default assumption to be tested against an alternative hypothesis in statistical analysis.

Doubled Samples

An approach in research where the sample size is increased twofold to improve the statistical power or reduce the margin of error.

Dependent-Samples T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two related groups to determine if there is a significant difference between them.

Null Hypothesis

The presumption of no association or effect between variables until evidence suggests otherwise.