Epistemology

question 10

Multiple Choice

Epistemology

• A)Is how each discipline develops new knowledge.
• B)Is the understanding that authorities establish truth.
• C)Is the use of intuition to draw conclusions.
• D)Is a skeptical approach to learning.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average value of a particular characteristic within an entire population.

Confidence Intervals

A range of values, derived from the sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a certain level of confidence.

Normal Populations

Refers to groups whose underlying distribution follows a normal (Gaussian) distribution, characterized by a symmetric bell-shaped curve.

Confidence Interval

A set of values, taken from data samples, which is predicted to include the value of an unspecified population attribute.