You Observe Two Populations of Chimpanzees Using Sticks to Dig

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Multiple Choice

You observe two populations of chimpanzees using sticks to dig termites out from nests for food. One population uses long sticks; the second population uses short sticks. Which of the following observations would NOT support the hypothesis that the choice of stick length is a learned behavior?

• A)There are equal numbers of short and long sticks in the environment of each population.
• B)The population using long sticks has mostly long sticks in its environment.
• C)The chimpanzees using short sticks have obtained them by breaking long sticks.
• D)Young chimpanzees in both populations start out using sticks of many different sizes.
• E)Individuals that don't use the common stick length for that population catch fewer termites.

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Precision Instrument

A tool or device designed to measure or record quantities with high accuracy and minimal error.

Population Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, representing the variance within a whole population.

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A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true parameter of the population with a certain level of confidence.

Population Variance

The measure of dispersion within a population, representing the average of the squared differences from the Population Mean.