The Sample Size Needed to Estimate a Population Mean to Within

question 80

Multiple Choice

The sample size needed to estimate a population mean to within 50 units was found to be 97.If the population standard deviation was 250,then the confidence level used was

• A)90%
• B)95%
• C)99%
• D)None of these choices.

Explain the role of mutations in evolutionary processes and genetic diversity.

Distinguish between transitions and transversions and their likelihood to cause mutations.

Identify the biological effects and the clinical significance of mutations in regulatory genes.

Understand the concepts of mutational hot spots and their implications for genetic mutations and disease.

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Definitions:

Returns To Scale

In production theory, the change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs; can be increasing, constant, or decreasing.

Input

Resources used in the production process of goods and services, including raw materials, labor, and capital.

Decreasing Returns

A concept in economics where each additional unit of input results in a progressively smaller increase in output, often observed in production processes.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a particular input while holding other inputs constant.