Explain the Basic Logic of Significance Testing

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Essay

Explain the basic logic of significance testing.

Grasp the roles and importance of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and White House staff.

Understand the function and implications of executive orders.

Explore the effects of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 on presidential and congressional relations.

Examine the expansion of the presidential institution and its effects on presidential isolation and interaction.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of how much values in a data set differ from the mean of the data set.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between certain characteristics or variables.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical test that compares the means of three or more independent groups using variance analysis.