Exhibit 9-6 A Random Sample of 16 Students Selected from the Student

question 86

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 9-6
A random sample of 16 students selected from the student body of a large university had an average age of 25 years and a standard deviation of 2 years. We want to determine if the average age of all the students at the university is significantly more than 24. Assume the distribution of the population of ages is normal.
-Refer to Exhibit 9-6. The p-value is between

• A).005 to .01
• B).01 to .025
• C).025 to .05
• D).05 to .10

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Definitions:

Apical Meristem

The apical meristem is a growth region found at the tips of plant roots and shoots, where cell division allows for rapid growth and elongation.

Taproot

The main central root from which subsidiary rootlets spring, typically seen in dicotyledonous plants.

Fibrous Root

A type of root system found in plants that features many thin roots spreading out from the base with no single dominant root.

Symplast

A continuum consisting of the cytoplasm of many plant cells, connected from one cell to the next by plasmodesmata. Compare with apoplast.