Which of the Following Statements About Pigeon Flocking Behavior Is

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about pigeon flocking behavior is true?

• A) There is no cost connected to flocking.
• B) Pigeons in flocks are more likely to be preyed on than are solitary pigeons.
• C) Solitary pigeons face a greater risk of disease than do pigeons in flocks.
• D) Pigeons forage more successfully in flocks than they do individually.
• E) None of the above

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Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used to estimate the accuracy of a sample mean.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability within a full population, indicating how much individual points differ from the population mean.

Sample Size

The number of individual observations or data points collected and included in a sample from a population for analysis.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon or the strength of the relationship between variables in statistical analysis.