Although Extremely Unlikely, If Life Exists on Venus Today, It

question 43

Multiple Choice

Although extremely unlikely, if life exists on Venus today, it will most likely be found

• A) at the center of the planet where liquid iron exists
• B) just beneath the surface, where it would be cooler
• C) on the surface where plenty of heat is present to drive metabolism
• D) floating high in the atmosphere where droplets of liquid water exist

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Definitions:

T-Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistics that is applicable when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown.

William S. Gosset

A statistician best known for developing the t-test under the pseudonym "Student," contributing significantly to the field of small-sample statistics.

Cholesterol

A waxy substance found in the blood and cells, necessary for the body but high levels of which can be harmful.

Confidence Interval

A breadth of values, extracted from sample-based statistics, considered likely to enfold the value of an unexplored population parameter.