In the 1990s,the Use of Direct Democracy

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the 1990s,the use of direct democracy

• A)dramatically declined.
• B)reached a historic peak.
• C)was outlawed in nearly all the states.
• D)was shown to have no effect on what legislatures do.

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A measure indicating the probability that a given range includes the true value of an estimated parameter.

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A confidence interval is a range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Alpha (α)

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Confidence Level

It describes the degree of certainty associated with a statistical estimate or range, typically expressed as a percentage, indicating how likely it is that the true value lies within a specified interval.