In Order to Predict Life Expectancy, a Data Sample Is

question 56

Multiple Choice

In order to predict life expectancy, a data sample is received from a local funeral parlour. The sample includes the ages (in years) of each of the customers received over the past few weeks. The following is the Excel summary statistics: Determine the age of the oldest person who died in this sample.

• A) 37.3
• B) 39.5
• C) 44.9
• D) 76.8

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Definitions:

Biological Preparedness

Referring to the tendency of animals to learn certain associations, such as taste and nausea, with only one or few pairings due to the survival value of the learning.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

A learned aversion to a particular food or drink because it has been associated with an unpleasant or nauseating experience.

Long-Term Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses re-emerge after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Fear-Producing Stimulus

An object, event, or situation that triggers a fear response, activating the fight-or-flight mechanism in the body.