At Any Given Time, One in ______ Americans Is Dieting

question 20

Multiple Choice

At any given time, one in ______ Americans is dieting.

• A) eight
• B) five
• C) four
• D) three

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on a statistical distribution that represents a threshold beyond which observations are considered to be statistically significant.

Two-Tailed Tests

Statistical hypothesis tests that consider the possibility of both positive and negative deviations from the null hypothesis.

Critical Values

Specific points on the scale of a statistical distribution that are compared with test statistics to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Upper

Often pertaining to the higher part or section of something; or can refer to a level or boundary that is more than what is typical or usual.