In What Sense Is Act Utilitarianism Sometimes Thought to Be

question 82

Multiple Choice

In what sense is act utilitarianism sometimes thought to be too demanding?

• A) Because it requires you to maximize overall happiness, act utilitarianism sometimes allows you to do things that most people regard as morally wrong.
• B) Because it requires you to make as many people happy as possible, act utilitarianism sometimes requires you to make other people happy at your own expense.
• C) Because it requires you to count everyone's happiness as equal to your own and that of your loved ones, act utilitarianism sometimes requires you to make great sacrifices for others.
• D) Because it requires you to focus entirely on being useful to society in everything you do, act utilitarianism requires you to give up interests that are not directly useful, such as arts and music.

Understand the concept and calculation of sample correlation coefficient.

Calculate and interpret SSE, SST, and MSE in regression analysis.

Determine the least squares estimates of the slope and intercept in linear regression.

Interpret the significance of regression coefficients using the t statistic.

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

The threshold below which a p-value is considered statistically significant, indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

Rejection Region

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Value of F

A statistic used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests that determines the ratio of the variance explained by a model to the variance not explained by the model.

Area

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