Milton Is a Child Abuser

question 46

Multiple Choice

Milton is a child abuser.If he is typical of most people who abuse children, we would expect him to ____.

• A)be psychotic
• B)have a high school diploma
• C)be over 30
• D)have been abused himself when he was a child

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Definitions:

Alpha Level

The threshold of significance in hypothesis testing, below which the null hypothesis is rejected, commonly set at 0.05.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, used as a starting point in hypothesis testing.

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis which proposes no significant difference or effect, used as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.