Learning About Statistics

question 2

Multiple Choice

Learning about statistics:

• A)Will help you be more effective in marshalling data to advocate for a new policy or program.
• B)Will help you see through the misleading uses of statistics by your adversaries and to show others how their use of those statistics is misleading.
• C)Will help you evaluate the effectiveness of your own practice.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

Medicare False Claims Act

A federal law aimed at combating fraud and abuse in the Medicare program by penalizing those who knowingly submit false claims.

False Claims Act

A federal law that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the government for false claims made to governmental programs and collect a portion of any damages awarded.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

A U.S. law enacted in 2002 aimed at protecting investors by making corporate disclosures more reliable and accurate.

Fourth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.