The Insertion Sort Algorithm Works by

question 9

Multiple Choice

The insertion sort algorithm works by

• A) repeatedly comparing adjacent items and swapping them so smaller values come before larger values
• B) repeatedly locating the smallest value in the unsorted portion of the array and moving it toward the lower end of the array
• C) repeatedly taking the first value in the unsorted portion of the array and placing it at its proper place in the part of the array that is already sorted
• D) partitioning the unsorted portion of the array into two sublists and a pivot and recursively sorting the two sublists

Compare the political and religious characteristics of societies in Lower Guinea at the time of European contact.

Draw parallels between African societies and agricultural Indians of the Americas concerning political systems, societal roles, and religious practices.

Distinguish the hierarchical, theocratic, and patriarchal nature of 15th-century societies across Europe, Africa, and Mesoamerica from those of most North American Indian societies.

Examine the unique aspects of women's roles in political and religious spheres in various societies.

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Definitions:

SST

Sum of Squares Total (SST) refers to the total variance in a set of observations, measuring the overall deviation of individual cases from the mean.

SSB

Sum of Squares Between groups; a measure used in statistical analysis to quantify variations among group means.

SSE

Stands for Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used to quantify the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Two-Tail

In statistics, a two-tail test is a method in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is greater than or less than a certain range of values.