Postman and Powers Make All of the Following Suggestions About

question 146

Multiple Choice

Postman and Powers make all of the following suggestions about TV news except:

• A)They are a "show" not a public service.
• B)We should learn about the interests of those who run a media conglomerate.
• C)The commercials tell us much about our society.
• D)They often present less information than shows like The Daily Show.

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Definitions:

Platykurtic

Describes a statistical distribution with a lower kurtosis than the normal distribution, indicating a flatter shape.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the extent to which a set of scores vary on either side of their mean value. The square root of variance. See also standard error.

Individual Score

The specific performance or result attained by an individual in an assessment or evaluation.

Dependent Samples

Pairs or groups of observations in a study that are related or matched in some way.