Which Part of the Brain Can Be Thought of as a Major

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Multiple Choice

Which part of the brain can be thought of as a major switching station that directs incoming information to the correct brain structure?

• A)midbrain
• B)thalamus
• C)cerebellum
• D)reticular activating system

Understand hypothesis testing in the context of multinomial and binomial distributions, including setting up null hypotheses.

Discriminate between independent and dependent variables in contingency table analysis.

Calculate expected values and understand their significance in hypothesis testing.

Apply the chi-squared test for goodness-of-fit and for contingency tables, understanding the interpretation of the test statistic and p-value.

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Definitions:

Negative Proposition

A statement that asserts the non-existence or exclusion of something.

Disjunctive Proposition

A logical statement that presents two or more alternatives, where the truth of any one alternative makes the proposition true.

Categorical Proposition

A proclamation that either affirms or contradicts something concerning all elements of a particular class.

Hypothetical Proposition

A compound proposition that uses the connective “if . . . then.”