The Plurality Rule Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

The plurality rule is:

• A) a collective bargaining rule.
• B) a rule that is guaranteed to have majority decision.
• C) a means of determining between only two possible outcomes.
• D) a rule that cannot lead to a minority decision.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test. It is used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Chi-squared

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between observed frequencies and expected frequencies in categorized variables.

Critical Values

Specific points in the distribution of the test statistic beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected in hypothesis testing.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in a calculation that are free to vary without violating any constraints applied to the dataset, often impacting statistical significance testing.