After calculating the sample mean, standard deviation, and standard error for a set of data, your political science professor asks you to calculate a t-score to determine if the observed difference is due to error. How would you calculate the t-score?
What will be an ideal response?
A t-score is calculated by dividing the difference between the sample mean and the population mean by the standard error: t=(- ยต)/s.e.
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Legislation enacted in 1869 set the number of Supreme Court justices to
A.) 8 B.) 9 C.) 5 D.) 6
Hich of the following actions constitutes an effort on the part
of the state to regulate the extensiveness of the market? a. regulating access to the radio spectrum b. maintaining roads, bridges and other infrastructure c. imposing high taxes on imported goods d. prohibiting the sale of body parts
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a. Kurds in Iraq b. English in the United Kingdom c. Native Americans in the United States d. Palestinians in Israel