John, a Corporate Accountant in a Large Computer Manufacturing Firm

question 1

Multiple Choice

John, a corporate accountant in a large computer manufacturing firm, celebrates Cinco de Mayo with his family every year because of his

• A) age.
• B) race.
• C) ethnicity.
• D) gender.
• E) religion.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is a significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and the observed outcomes are due to chance; it is the hypothesis tested for possible rejection in statistical analysis.

Hypothesized Value

A specified value in hypothesis testing which is assumed for the sake of argument or investigation.