Importance of Statistics in Biological Sciences
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What condition must be met for the sampling distribution of the sample mean to be approximately normally distributed?

  • Sample size n>50
  • Sample size n>30 (correct)
  • Sample size n>10
  • Sample size n>15
  • Which measure reflects the spread of numbers in a dataset from the mean and provides a measure of unsystematic error?

  • Sum of Squared Errors (SSE)
  • Standard Error (SE)
  • Standard Deviation
  • Variance (correct)
  • What does a z-score standardize scores from different distributions into?

  • Percentiles
  • Standard Deviations (correct)
  • Deciles
  • Percentages
  • What does standard error (SE) measure in relation to the sample mean and the population mean?

    <p>Precision of sample mean estimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do qualitative methods utilize to test theories?

    <p>Non-numerical data like language from interviews or media broadcasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of Central Tendency in statistics?

    <p>Measures the center of a data set, including mean, median, and mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Interquartile Range (IQR) represent in statistics?

    <p>Refers to the middle 50% of scores in a data set</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In statistical terms, what does the term 'Fit of a Model' refer to?

    <p>Assessing how well a model describes the data and its deviations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Descriptive Statistics in biological sciences?

    <p>To visually represent data distributions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is an understanding of Sampling Variations important in Inferential Statistics?

    <p>To recognize that samples from a population may not perfectly represent the population mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

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