What Are the Chances That You Have Already Ingested a Product

question 6

Multiple Choice

What are the chances that you have already ingested a product made from a transgenic organism?

• A)Transgenic organisms won't likely be entering our food supply for another several years.
• B)There is a slight chance because of the recently introduced organic food program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• C)There is a moderate chance, especially for consumers of red meat.
• D)Because foods developed from transgenic organisms have been on the market for many years, the chances are great.

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Definitions:

Median

The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or probability distribution.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the peak, indicating that most data points are on the left.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, represented by the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the dataset has an even number of observations.