Because It Has Been Directly Observed That Water Boils at 212

question 16

Multiple Choice

Because it has been directly observed that water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit,this piece of information is considered

• A)an inference.
• B)a fact.
• C)rhetoric.
• D)common knowledge.

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Definitions:

Observing

The action of carefully watching someone or something over time, especially for the purpose of scientific or academic research.

Resample

The act of taking repeated samples from the same dataset to assess variability in statistical measures or validate models.

Distinct Resamples

In statistics, it refers to the different subsets selected from a dataset for the purpose of bootstrapping or other resampling techniques.

Likely

This term implies a high probability or strong chance that an event will happen.