One Problem with Ecological Intelligence Models Is __________

question 21

Multiple Choice

One problem with ecological intelligence models is __________.

• A) that the correlation between greater intelligence and foraging efficiency is weak
• B) that frugivorous primates are rarely more intelligent than other primates
• C) that fruit probably played only a small part in the diets of Miocene primates
• D) that the most accepted models for the origins of hominins are set on open savannas

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Definitions:

Residuals

The differences between observed values and the values predicted by a model, indicating the discrepancy in data fit.

Scatterplots

Graphical representations that use Cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables for a set of data.

Linear Model

A statistical model that assumes a linear relationship between the input variables and the single output variable.

Model

In science and engineering, a model is a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, used to simulate and analyze its behavior.