The Application of the Doctrine of Reception in Australia Meant

question 46

Multiple Choice

The application of the doctrine of reception in Australia meant that:

• A)the laws of the indigenous Australians remained in place and were recognised by the British.
• B)native title laws were recognised by the British.
• C)the British settlers brought British laws with them.
• D)British laws and laws of the indigenous Australians were assimilated.

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Definitions:

Estimation

The process of finding an approximate value of some parameter—such as a mean or proportion—of a population, based on random sample data.

Population Parameters

Numeric values that summarize and describe characteristics of an entire population, such as mean, variance, or proportion.

Sample Statistics

Refers to the numerical data collected from a subset of a population, used to estimate the characteristics of that entire population.

Estimator

A rule or method for estimating a parameter from sample data.