The Average Annual Number of Filibusters in the U

question 29

Multiple Choice

The average annual number of filibusters in the U.S.Senate has __________ since 1981.

• A)greatly increased
• B)slightly increased
• C)greatly decreased
• D)fluctuated widely

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Definitions:

Interval Estimate

A type of estimate used in statistics that specifies a range within which a population parameter is expected to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the context of mean.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that is used to estimate the parameter of a population.