The Basic Open Fields Doctrine as Stated by the Court

question 44

Multiple Choice

The basic open fields doctrine as stated by the Court in the Hester case is that Fourth Amendment protections _____.

• A) do not extend to the open fields
• B) encompass the open fields unless they are posted against trespass
• C) prevent officers from trespassing outside the curtilage
• D) prevent officers from trespassing into open fields

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Definitions:

Multiple T-tests

Refers to performing several Student's t-tests in a study, each comparing means between two groups under different conditions or variables.

Type I Error

The wrongful rejection of an accurate null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive."

One-way ANOVA

A statistical test used to compare the means of three or more independent groups to see if there is a significant difference between them.

Population Variances

The squared deviations from the mean of a population, showcasing the spread or dispersion of the population data.