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#Question id: 3429


Which of the following is a behavioral pattern that results from a proximate cause?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. A cat kills a mouse to obtain food.

  2. A male sheep fights with another male because it helps it to improve its social position and find a mate.

  3. A female bird lays its eggs because the amount of daylight is decreasing slightly each day.

  4. A goose squats and freezes motionless because that behavior helps it to escape a predator.

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#Question id: 16883

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

Which of the following is NOT true about the standard error of a statistic?

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#Question id: 16884

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

A prospective observational study on the relationship between sleep deprivation and heart disease was done by Ayas, et. al. (Arch Intern Med 2003). Women who slept at most 5 hours a night were compared to women who slept for 8 hours a night (reference group). After adjusting for potential confounding variables like smoking, a 95% confidence interval for the relative risk of heart disease was (1.10, 1.92). Based on this confidence interval, a consistent conclusion would be

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#Question id: 16885

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

Consider a random sample of 100 females and 100 males. Suppose 15 of the females are left-handed and 12 of the males are left-handed. What is the estimated difference between population proportions of females and males who are left-handed (females − males)? Select the choice with the correct notation and numerical value.

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#Question id: 16886

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

A result is called “statistically significant” whenever

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#Question id: 16887

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

The confidence level for a confidence interval for a mean is

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#Question id: 16888

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

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