Inferential Statistics Allow Us to

question 42

Multiple Choice

Inferential statistics allow us to

• A)infer something about the sample based on the population.
• B)infer something about the population based on the sample.
• C)infer that the sample is representative.
• D)all of the options are correct

Describe how the properties of water contribute to its role in biological systems and environmental phenomena.

Identify the importance of acidity, pH, and buffering in chemical and biological contexts.

Understand the conservation of matter and energy in chemical reactions.

Understand the relationship between atomic structure and chemical properties.

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Definitions:

External

Situated outside, coming from outside, or relating to an outer part or aspect of something.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut where the likelihood of an object belonging to a category is judged based on how typical the object seems of that category.

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A cognitive bias where people judge an event to be more likely or frequent if examples of it come to mind easily.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.