A Scientist Collects Data to Predict the Wheat Yield (In

question 46

Multiple Choice

A scientist collects data to predict the wheat yield (in bushels per acre) based on rainfall (in millimetres) .The results are recorded in the table below. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \begin{array} { c } \text { Rainfall } \\( \mathrm { mm } ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Wheat Yield } \\\text { (bushels per acre) }\end{array} \\\hline 11.9 & 61.8 \\8 & 26.4 \\11.6 & 51.2 \\18.4 & 79.1 \\9 & 41.5 \\10.9 & 42.9 \\15.1 & 71 \\13.5 & 54.6\end{array}$$

• A)0.932
• B)0.943
• C)0.952
• D)0.942
• E)0.941

Identify the biases and limitations inherent in official statistics and other methods of quantifying well-being across different countries.

Understand the concept of median as a measure of central tendency and its utility over mean in certain datasets.

Appreciate the importance of data archiving for the future utility and secondary analysis in sociological research.

Recognize the significance of publicizing research findings for the sociological community and society at large.

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Definitions:

Watson

Refers to James Watson, who, along with Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin, is credited with discovering the double helix structure of DNA.

Crick

Francis Crick, a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, known for co-discovering the structure of DNA along with James D. Watson.

Griffith's Transformation

A process discovered by Frederick Griffith in 1928, demonstrating that a substance from dead bacteria could genetically transform living bacteria.

Avery

Refers to Oswald Avery, a bacteriologist who was instrumental in demonstrating that DNA is the substance that causes genetic transformation.