While Many Men and Women Wrote During the Seventeenth Century

question 57

Multiple Choice

While many men and women wrote during the seventeenth century concerning the ability of women to fully participate in the scientific realm,none wrote quite so passionately as _________,who wrote of the " 'tyrannical government' of men over women."

• A) Maria Winkelmann
• B) Margaret Cavendish
• C) Maria Sibylla Merian
• D) Elena Cornaro Piscopia
• E) Laura Bassi

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Definitions:

Linearly Related

Describes a relationship between two variables where a change in one variable is associated with a proportional change in the other.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.

Covariance

An indicator showing the degree to which two variables fluctuate in unison.

Standard Error Of Estimate

A measure of the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population, particularly in regression analysis; it represents the average distance that the observed values deviate from the regression line.