Whether it fits significantly better and should thus be preferred is determined by deriving the probability or p-value of the difference D. Where the null hypothesis represents a special case of the alternative hypothesis, the probability distribution of the test statistic is approximately a chi-squared distribution with degrees of freedom equal to df2 − df1.

* Whether there is a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society ;

Whether this is due to an actual lack of tadpole stage or taphonomy ( many diadectomorphs were upland creatures where tadpoles would have a poor probability of being fossilized ) is uncertain.

Whether a particular consequentialist theory focuses on a single good or many, conflicts and tensions between different good states of affairs are to be expected and must be adjudicated.

Whether this theory should be background independent is an open question.

Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory, or conversely from book reviewing, is a matter of some controversy.

Whether this is Hu's contribution to Marxist theory is debatable, but its general reception with the Chinese public has been moderate.

Whether or not Lorentz invariance is broken in the low-energy limit of LQG, the theory is formally background independent.

Whether the theory is correct or not, those birds with large vocabularies are socially dominant and breed more successfully.

Whether a term is theoretical or not is a semantic matter, because it involves the different ways in which the term gets its meaning ( from a theory or from an observation ).

Whether cognitive dissonance or self-perception is a more useful theory is a topic of considerable controversy and a large body of literature.

Whether failing buttons were indeed a contributing factor in the failure of the invasion remains disputed ; critics of the theory point out that the tin used would have been quite impure and thus more tolerant of low temperatures.

Whether the ghost sighting theory is a promotional stunt or not is debatable.

The problem of proving this without defining the zeta function first was signaled and left open by E. Landau in his 1909 treatise on number theory: " Whether the eta series is different from zero or not at the points, i. e., whether these are poles of zeta or not, is not readily apparent here.

Whether children younger than 3 or 4 years old may have a theory of mind is a topic of debate among researchers.

Whether or not such grasses were on Rum is pivotal to a theory that the islands escaped the last ice age.

Whether the vision shared in Platt ’ s novel will ever be more than a theory is uncertain, but computing power is still increasing exponentially ( see Moore's law for more details ), and the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University have considered the philosophical and technical feasibility of this theory at some point in the future.

Whether or not this is true will never be proven and the theory is therefore just a rule of thumb to use in the overall valuation process.

* Whether a " theory or technique.

Accepting Jeff Popick's theory that the Forbidden Fruit is a symbolic reference to animal flesh, Benjamin offered an additional argument in favor of this exegesis: " Whether the serpent ... is the ' most subtle ' of beasts or not, he certainly is a most carnivorous one.

Whether Gang will be regarded as a " starchitect " will in the future depend, following Bonta's theory, on whether her buildings achieve lasting iconic status and become part of the canonical history of architecture.

Whether or not this sort of theory can or should be considered truly predictive is a matter of scientific and philosophical debate.

Whether to minimize governmental interference ( via taxes or otherwise ), or to maximize privacy, the theory proposes that you arrange for each of the following to be in a separate country:

Whether low-level radiation is protective against cancer, a theory called radiation hormesis, is debated in the scientific community.

* Whether to rely only on official government-provided statistics

Whether a particular autoantibody will be present is both very individual and a matter of statistics.

* Whether or not you see computer everywhere, some of what they do is not counted in economic statistics

( Whether historical nationalism helped the peoples of the remainder of the world, and whether today's nationalism in the former colonial areas has equally beneficial aspects, are other questions.

Whether electricity and public water and sewers are available or not, check the local customs in the use of bottled or L-P gas ( we give you alternatives later on ).

Whether evaporated from the material itself, or ionised from the gas, the ions that are evaporated are accelerated by electrostatic force, acquiring most of their energy within a few tip-radii of the sample.

Whether or not green biotechnology products such as this are ultimately more environmentally friendly is a topic of considerable debate.

In addition, works published before 1964 that did not have their copyrights renewed 28 years after first publication year also are in the public domain, except that books originally published outside the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, if they are still under copyright in their home country ( see How Can I Tell Whether a Copyright Was Renewed for more details ).

:: Whether or not we find what we are seeking

:: Whether rich or poor, are equal in death.

Whether programs like Eddie Eagle are effective has not been conclusively determined.

Whether a gemstone is a natural stone or a lab-created ( synthetic ) stone, the characteristics of each are the same.

Whether IQ tests are an accurate measure of intelligence is debated.

In the United States, variances in the insanity defense between states, and in the federal court system, are attributable to differences with respect to three key issues: ( 1 ) Whether to provide the insanity defense, ( 2 ) how to define " insanity ," and ( 3 ) the burden of proof.

Whether or not there is any force in that allegation, His Majesty's Government are resolved that on this occasion there shall be no such tragic misunderstanding.

Whether the issue arises from domestic problems or breaches of the norms of public conduct, individual interests are expressed in terms of kinship.

" Whether or not this amounts to misogyny, whether his polemic against women is meant to be taken literally, and the exact nature of his opinions of women, are controversial.

Whether a material is liquid or solid depends primarily on the connectivity between its elementary building blocks so that solids are characterised by a high degree of connectivity where as fluids occur at lower connectivity of the structural blocks.

Whether or not the neutrino and its corresponding antineutrino are identical particles has not yet been resolved, even though the antineutrino has an opposite chirality to the neutrino.

Whether by coagulation or radiation pressure, once the particles are at this lower atmospheric level cloud seeding can begin, permitting precipitation to wash the smoke aerosol out of the atmosphere by the wet deposition mechanism.

Whether the two works, the Yoga Sutras and the Mahābhāṣya, are by the same author has been the subject of considerable debate.

Whether wild or cultured, gem quality pearls are almost always nacreous and iridescent, as is the interior of the shell that produces them.

Whether through individuals, corporations or advocacy groups, such donations are often believed to engender a cronyist or patronage system via which major contributors are rewarded on a more or less quid pro quo basis.