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Define Heritability and Describe an Example of a Highly Heritable

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Define heritability and describe an example of a highly heritable trait and an example of a trait that would have low heritability.


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Multiple Regression Model

A statistical technique that models the relationship between a single dependent variable and two or more independent variables, allowing for predictions of the dependent from the independents.

Analysis Of Variance

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples to understand if at least one of the sample means is significantly different from the others.

Regression Output

The results of a regression analysis, typically including estimates of the intercept, slope coefficients, standard errors, and measures of model fit such as R-squared.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against.

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