Whether or Not a Reporter Sought a Comment from the Subject

question 14

True/False

Whether or not a reporter sought a comment from the subject of a libelous story will always be a critical factor in determining actual malice.

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Definitions:

P

Often used as shorthand for the p-value in statistical contexts, indicating the probability of observing certain results given a null hypothesis.

z

In statistics, 'z' often stands for the z-score, a measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Standard Normal Random Variable

A random variable that follows a normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Area

A measure of the extent of a surface or shape, calculated in square units.