How Are Ambassadors Chosen

question 6

Multiple Choice

How are ambassadors chosen?

• A) They are part of the federal bureaucracy's merit system.
• B) They are selected by the president, often as patronage for large campaign donations.
• C) They are selected by the secretary of state.
• D) They are elected to four-year terms of office by the nation to which they will be ambassador.
• E) They are appointed by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Definitions:

Non-directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that does not predict the specific direction of the difference or relationship, only that one exists.

T-statistic

A statistic calculated from sample data used to assess the plausibility of the null hypothesis in t-tests.

Standard Error

The typical deviation found in the distribution of sample statistics, often referring to the mean.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, determined by the difference between the sample mean and the population mean divided by the standard error.