Pat and Kelly Each Have Five of the Same Cocktail

question 69

Multiple Choice

Pat and Kelly each have five of the same cocktail. Pat gets very drunk. Kelly does not. Which factor would MOST likely account for this difference?

• A) Pat is older than Kelly.
• B) Pat is healthier than Kelly.
• C) Pat is a woman, and Kelly is a man.
• D) Pat is non-Hispanic white, and Kelly is African American.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a sampling distribution, often used in estimating parameters.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, calculated for the entire population.

Confidence Interval

A statistical range, with a given probability, that contains the true parameter of the population.