TABLE 13-13 In This Era of Tough Economic Conditions, Voters Increasingly Ask

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TABLE 13-13
In this era of tough economic conditions, voters increasingly ask the question: "Is the educational achievement level of students dependent on the amount of money the state in which they reside spends on education?" The partial computer output below is the result of using spending per student ($) as the independent variable and composite score which is the sum of the math, science and reading scores as the dependent variable on 35 states that participated in a study. The table includes only partial results.

-Referring to Table 13-13, the critical value at 5% level of significance of the F test on whether spending per student affects composite score is ________.

Compare and contrast leadership styles and strategic decisions of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.

Explore the relationship between the federal government and business interests during the Civil War.

Discuss the varied strategies used by both the North and the South to achieve their wartime objectives, including military strategies and political maneuvers.

Analyze the impact of the Civil War on government structures and concepts, especially with regard to state sovereignty and federal authority.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Lincoln's Thinking

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