Geographic Separation Is an Important Factor in Speciation

question 70

Multiple Choice

Geographic separation is an important factor in speciation.

• A) allopatric
• B) parapatric
• C) anagenesis
• D) sympatric

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Definitions:

Multiple Coefficient of Determination

A statistic that represents the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is predictable from a set of independent variables.

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable in a study, experiment, or statistical model that is influenced or predicted by another variable (or variables).

Multiple Regression Model

An analysis technique in statistics that employs numerous independent variables to forecast the result of a target variable.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R^2, that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.