Shannon Is Interested in Studying the Vocalizations That a Rare

question 159

Multiple Choice

Shannon is interested in studying the vocalizations that a rare breed of squirrels makes when predators are nearby.She tags a small group of these squirrels and records the sounds that they make.What type of research method is Shannon using?

• A)Naturalistic observation
• B)Case study
• C)Correlation
• D)Experiment

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of variation or spread within a collection of numbers.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a data set differ from each other and from the mean.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

Coefficient of Variation

A normalized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution, calculated as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean, usually expressed as a percentage.