I the First Step in Testing a Hypothesis Is to State

question 99

Multiple Choice

i. The first step in testing a hypothesis is to state the decision rule. ii. To prevent bias, the level of significance is selected before setting up the decision rule and sampling the population.
iii. The fifth and final step in testing a hypothesis is taking a sample and, based on the decision rule, deciding if the null hypothesis should be rejected.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• E) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).

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Definitions:

Positive Assortative Mating

A mating pattern where individuals with similar phenotypes or genotypes are more likely to mate with each other than by chance.

Homozygosity

Homozygosity is a genetic condition in which an individual has two identical alleles for a particular gene or genes.

Allele Frequencies

A measure of how common a particular genetic variant (allele) is within a population's gene pool.

Genetic Stasis

A period or state in which the genetic composition of a population remains relatively unchanged over time.