Which Language Is the Most Closely Related to Modern English

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which language is the most closely related to Modern English?

• A)frisian
• B)german
• C)gothic
• D)islandic

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Type I Error

The error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, often referred to as a "false positive."

Confidence Interval

An interval of values, pulled from a sample's statistics, with a good chance of containing the elusive value of a population parameter.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, typically denoted by alpha (\(\alpha\)).