Philosopher Ian Hacking Suggests That

question 21

Multiple Choice

Philosopher Ian Hacking suggests that:

• A) there is something legitimate in both social constructivism and scientific truth.
• B) cultural norms and social situations have little influence on scientific discoveries.
• C) scientific facts are created, not discovered.
• D) claims undermining the purity of scientific pursuit weaken scientific claims to truth.

Associate laboratory experiments with theoretical concepts in cellular transport.

Comprehend the impact of solution concentration on cellular processes.

Understand the properties and characteristics of the normal distribution.

Calculate probabilities and areas under the standard normal curve.

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Definitions:

Independent Trials

Independent Trials are experiments or processes in which the outcome of any given trial does not affect the outcome of any other trial.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that measures the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space.

Probability Distribution

A function in mathematics that calculates the probability of each possible result of an experiment.