How Many Minor Planets Are Known to Exist in the Solar

question 61

Multiple Choice

How many minor planets are known to exist in the solar system, using today's classification system?

• A) 1
• B) 3
• C) 2
• D) 4

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Definitions:

Randomized Block Experiment

An experimental design that aims to reduce the effects of variables known as blocks by randomly assigning treatments within each block.

Rank Sums

A statistic used in non-parametric tests that involves summing the ranks of observations in one of two samples when comparing medians.

One-Tail

Refers to a one-tailed test in statistics where the critical area of a distribution is one-sided so that it tests for the possibility of the relationship in a single direction.

Ordinal

Pertaining to data classification where the order of the values is significant but differences between values are not necessarily consistent.