A Statute Enacted by Congress That Authorizes the Creation of an Administrative

question 56

Multiple Choice

A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency is

• A) an appropriations authorization.
• B) enabling legislation.
• C) an executive order.
• D) statutory authorization.
• E) the Civil Service Act of 1978.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement made for statistical testing that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables being studied.

Statistical Power

The probability that a test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis; a measure of a test's ability to detect an effect, if there is one.

Type II Error

The statistical mistake of failing to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Sample Size

The number of observations or items selected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.