Evidence Shows That the Character of Halloween Has Changed from a Children's

question 150

Multiple Choice

Evidence shows that the character of Halloween has changed from a children's holiday to a popular adult occasion. All of the following are true, EXCEPT:

• A) one in five adults wear costumes to Halloween parties
• B) unlike other holidays, a family is not required to celebrate it, which thus permits single people to participate without feeling lonely or left out
• C) beer companies promote Halloween as a drinking occasion similar to St. Patrick's Day or New Year's Eve
• D) many parents no longer let children celebrate the occasion ("trick- or- treat") because of their fear that razors or poison may be in candy given to children
• E) sales on costumes for adults are up dramatically

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the calculation of a statistic, often affecting its distribution.

Confidence Interval

A scope of values, extracted from sample studies, that is likely to enclose the value of an unknown characteristic of the population.

T-Distribution

A statistical distribution used when estimating population parameters of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and the population standard deviation is unknown.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of separate values or amounts assignable to a statistical distribution.