What Method Was Employed to Execute the First American Following

question 27

Multiple Choice

What method was employed to execute the first American following the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976?

• A) firing squad
• B) hanging
• C) electrocution
• D) lethal gas
• E) lethal injection

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists within the data set being analyzed.

Familywise Error

Probability of making at least one Type I error across a set of comparisons.

Type I Errors

Mistakes made by falsely rejecting the null hypothesis when it is in fact true; also known as false positives.

Familywise Error

The overall likelihood that a Type I error (incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis) will occur across a set of related hypotheses.