A Large and a Small Person Wish to Parachute at Equal

question 3

Multiple Choice

A large and a small person wish to parachute at equal terminal velocities.The larger person will have to

• A)get a larger parachute.
• B)jump lightly.
• C)pull upward on the supporting strands to decrease the downward net force.
• D)jump first from the plane.

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Definitions:

Independent Samples

Samples that are selected from two populations in such a way that the samples are not related or do not influence each other.

One-Way Analysis Of Variance

A statistical method used to test the difference between the means of three or more independent groups on a single factor to determine if at least one group mean is statistically different.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare three or more independent samples to determine if they come from the same distribution.

Wilcoxon Tests

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare two paired groups to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.