Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 9LTB
A relationship between two factors, for instance, between outside temperature and the number of people with active colds in a population, is known as a(n) ___________.
- significant result;
- correlation;
- hypothesis;
- alternative hypothesis;
- experimental test
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Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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