A Standard Claim of Rule Utilitarianism Is That When Two

question 27

Multiple Choice

A standard claim of rule utilitarianism is that when two rules come into conflict with each other, one should

• A) be sure to satisfy both rules.
• B) do whatever they want, since they cannot avoid breaking some rule.
• C) do that which promotes the greatest overall utility.
• D) do whatever will create the most utility for oneself.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or replicates included in a statistical sample.

T Distribution

A probability distribution that is used in hypothesis testing for small sample sizes, when the population standard deviation is unknown.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a certain level of confidence.