How Long Does It Typically Take for a Protostar to Form

question 62

Multiple Choice

How long does it typically take for a protostar to form a 1 M _$\odot$ star?

• A) 3 * 10⁷ years
• B) 3 *10⁵ years
• C) 3,000 years
• D) 300 years
• E) 30 years

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Definitions:

Mean

A measure of central tendency, calculated by adding all the values in a dataset and dividing by the number of values.

Continuous Probability Distributions

Mathematical functions that assign probabilities to every possible value of a continuous random variable.

Location Parameter

A parameter in probability distributions that determines the location or central tendency of the distribution.

Scale Parameter

A parameter in statistical or mathematical models that measures the scale or level of concentration of a distribution or data set.