-As Shown on This Map of Western Trails, the Santa

question 35

Multiple Choice

-As shown on this map of western trails, the Santa Fe Trail differed from other western land routes because it .

• A) opened New Mexico to large numbers of American settlers
• B) became a thriving commercial route for American traders
• C) provided a safer southern route for settlers going to California
• D) connected the United States to Mexico City

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Definitions:

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, influencing the shape of the distribution.

Dependent-Samples T Test

A mathematical method deployed to evaluate if there's a significant difference in averages between two associated groups.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect in a given experiment or observation.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of a test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the observed data are unlikely under the assumed model.