After the Discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada

question 101

Multiple Choice

After the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, experienced

• A) an orgy of speculation and building.
• B) an increase in the police force.
• C) a religious revival.
• D) an exodus of the female population to Reno.
• E) looting by mobs and random terrorist activity by snipers.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

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

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Pooled Standard Error

A method to estimate the standard error across two or more samples by combining the individual standard deviations into a single measure, often used in t-tests.

Confidence Interval

A variety of values obtained from sample data that probably encompasses the value of an unspecified population characteristic.