ASU BIO 181 MODULE 1 & 2 DIGIT MULTIPLE CHOICE 100% CORRECT
1. Which statement best defines a claim? d
a. an idea about the future
b. a lie about the past
c. a request for information
d. an assertion about truth
2. Which statement best defines evidence? c
a. information related to the accuracy of a hypothesis
b. information related to the inaccuracy of a hypothe-
sis
c. information related to the accuracy of a claim
d. information related to the inaccuracy of a claim
3. Which statement best defines reasoning? a.
a. the process of logically relating evidence to a claim
b. the process of randomly relating evidence to a claim
c. the process of logically relating opinions to a claim
d. the process of randomly relating opinions to a claim
4. Which statement best defines a variable? d.
a. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over space
b. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over time
c. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over space and time
d. a characteristic or quantity that changes according
to the situation
,ASU BIO 181 MODULE 1 & 2 DIGIT MULTIPLE CHOICE 100% CORRECT
5. Which statement best defines a median? b.
a. the first value in an ordered set of numbers
b. the central value in an ordered set of numbers
c. the last value in an ordered set of numbers
d. the most common value in an ordered set of num-
bers
6. Which statement best defines a maximum? d.
a. the most common value in a set of numbers
b. the least common value in a set of numbers
c. the lowest value in a set of numbers
d. the highest value in a set of numbers
7. Which statement best defines a minimum? c.
a. the most common value in a set of numbers
b. the least common value in a set of numbers
c. the lowest value in a set of numbers
d. the highest value in a set of numbers
8. Which statement best defines a frequency? a.
a. the number of times that a value within a range was
observed
b. the proportion of times that a value within a range
was observed
c. the number of times that the median value was
observed
d. the proportion of times that the median value was
observed
, 9. Which statement best defines a relative frequency? b.
a. the number of times that a value within a range was
observed
b. the proportion of times that a value within a range
was observed
c. the number of times that the median value was
observed
d. the proportion of times that the median value was
observed
10. Which statement best defines a probability? a.
a. a mathematical function that enables one to cal-
culate the probability of observing a value within any
range
b. a biological function that enables one to calculate
the probability of observing a value within any range
c. a mathematical function that enables one to calcu-
late the probability of observing the value of a con-
stant
d. a biological function that enables one to calculate
the probability of observing the value of a constant
11. Which statement best defines a parameter? d.
a. a variable in a biological function
b. a constant in a biological function
c. a variable in a mathematical function
d. a constant in a mathematical function
12. Which statement best defines the mean of a normal b.
probability distribution?
1. Which statement best defines a claim? d
a. an idea about the future
b. a lie about the past
c. a request for information
d. an assertion about truth
2. Which statement best defines evidence? c
a. information related to the accuracy of a hypothesis
b. information related to the inaccuracy of a hypothe-
sis
c. information related to the accuracy of a claim
d. information related to the inaccuracy of a claim
3. Which statement best defines reasoning? a.
a. the process of logically relating evidence to a claim
b. the process of randomly relating evidence to a claim
c. the process of logically relating opinions to a claim
d. the process of randomly relating opinions to a claim
4. Which statement best defines a variable? d.
a. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over space
b. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over time
c. a characteristic or quantity that remains constant
over space and time
d. a characteristic or quantity that changes according
to the situation
,ASU BIO 181 MODULE 1 & 2 DIGIT MULTIPLE CHOICE 100% CORRECT
5. Which statement best defines a median? b.
a. the first value in an ordered set of numbers
b. the central value in an ordered set of numbers
c. the last value in an ordered set of numbers
d. the most common value in an ordered set of num-
bers
6. Which statement best defines a maximum? d.
a. the most common value in a set of numbers
b. the least common value in a set of numbers
c. the lowest value in a set of numbers
d. the highest value in a set of numbers
7. Which statement best defines a minimum? c.
a. the most common value in a set of numbers
b. the least common value in a set of numbers
c. the lowest value in a set of numbers
d. the highest value in a set of numbers
8. Which statement best defines a frequency? a.
a. the number of times that a value within a range was
observed
b. the proportion of times that a value within a range
was observed
c. the number of times that the median value was
observed
d. the proportion of times that the median value was
observed
, 9. Which statement best defines a relative frequency? b.
a. the number of times that a value within a range was
observed
b. the proportion of times that a value within a range
was observed
c. the number of times that the median value was
observed
d. the proportion of times that the median value was
observed
10. Which statement best defines a probability? a.
a. a mathematical function that enables one to cal-
culate the probability of observing a value within any
range
b. a biological function that enables one to calculate
the probability of observing a value within any range
c. a mathematical function that enables one to calcu-
late the probability of observing the value of a con-
stant
d. a biological function that enables one to calculate
the probability of observing the value of a constant
11. Which statement best defines a parameter? d.
a. a variable in a biological function
b. a constant in a biological function
c. a variable in a mathematical function
d. a constant in a mathematical function
12. Which statement best defines the mean of a normal b.
probability distribution?
