An Oil May Be Converted into a Substance That Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

An oil may be converted into a substance that is solid at room temperature by

• A) adding hydrogens, decreasing the number of double bonds in the molecules.
• B) removing water, causing a dehydration reaction to occur.
• C) removing hydrogens, increasing the number of double bonds in the molecules.
• D) cooling it, so that double bonds form and the fats solidify.

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Definitions:

SST

The total sum of squares in a dataset, representing the overall variation from the mean, and used in various statistical analyses to compute variance.

Multiple Regression

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P-value

The probability of obtaining observations as extreme as, or more extreme than, the observed results of a statistical hypothesis test, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

T-value

A statistic that measures the difference between the observed sample mean and the population mean, divided by the standard deviation of the sample.