Describe the difference between statistical and practical significance.
What will be an ideal response?
Statistical significance means that the observed result is unlikely to have occurred from chance alone. Practical significance refers to whether the effect is large enough to have any practical or meaningful implications.
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a) laws enforcing racial segregation b) creation of a civil rights commission c) reinstatement of the Fair Employment Practices Committee d) Harry Truman’s Fair Deal program
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A. Most leaders were uneducated. B. Most leaders were unable to vote. C. Most leaders were white. D. Most leaders were Republican activists.
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A) It instituted the first income tax, which still exists today. B) It settled disputes among Democrats and Republicans. C) It imposed necessary controls on banks, and still exists today. D) It won him great public admiration, securing his second term. E) It made the United States the richest country in the world.
“No Child Left Behind” required ________
A) billions of dollars be sent to anti-poverty efforts around the world B) state testing to evaluate student performance in reading and math C) resources go to low-income families to increase graduation rates D) mandatory preschool and kindergarten for all American children E) a reformed foster care system that would prevent all child abuse