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#Question id: 16883

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

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology
  1. The standard error measures, roughly, the average difference between the statistic and the population parameter.
  2. The standard error is the estimated standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the statistic.
  3. The standard error can never be a negative number.
  4. The standard error increases as the sample size(s) increases.
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#Question id: 3449

#Section 2: Evolution

Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, after mating, leave the clutch of young for the male to incubate. This sequence may be repeated several times with different males until no available males remain, forcing the female to incubate her last clutch. Which of the following terms best describes this behavior?
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#Question id: 10571

#Section 2: Evolution

Uniform spacing patterns in plants such as the creosote bush are most often associated with
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#Question id: 10572

#Section 2: Evolution

In 2005, the United States had a population of approximately 295,000,000 people. If the birth rate was 13 births for every 1,000 people, approximately how many births occurred in the United States in 2005?
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#Question id: 10573

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following was shown continuous iteroparity life history strategy?
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#Question id: 10574

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following statements about the evolution of life histories is correct?
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#Question id: 10575

#Section 2: Evolution

If the per capita birth rate (b) and per capita death rate (d) in one year is 0.80 and 0.20 respectively. if the initial population size is 600, what will be net change (dN) in population size in one year