The Scopes Trial Was a Perfect Reflection of the Culture

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Scopes trial was a perfect reflection of the culture wars of the 1920s because it

• A) focused on the negative impact of immigrants on American society.
• B) addressed the hot button issue of prohibition.
• C) explored the impact of popular culture on social mores.
• D) resulted in a guilty verdict and its subsequent overturning left both sides feeling vindicated.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistical measure that describes the accuracy with which a sample represents a population, particularly in mean estimation.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that the distribution of sample means approximates a normal distribution as the sample size becomes larger, regardless of the population's distribution.

Sample Mean

The average value obtained from a sample, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of all the data points in a population from its mean value.