The Tax Revenue Department of a Small Town Located in a Dry

question 90

Multiple Choice

The tax revenue department of a small town located in a dry county decides to sift through collected garbage in the town to assess the amount of alcohol consumed.This is an example of:

• A)direct observation.
• B)archives.
• C)physical traces.
• D)quantitative research.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default assumption to be tested in hypothesis testing.

Difference Score

The result of subtracting one quantity from another, often used to measure change or effects in experimental designs.

T-test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features.

Critical Value

A threshold value in statistical testing used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.