The Boston Massacre

question 1

Multiple Choice

The Boston Massacre

• A) sparked a vigorous debate within the colonies about how far rebellion should go.
• B) demonstrated the British soldiers' vicious disregard for human life.
• C) was a deliberate provocation organized by the Sons of Liberty with the intent of sparking a Revolutionary War.
• D) triggered violent and deadly riots across all colonies.
• E) pitted the Sons of Liberty against wealthy merchants.

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Interaction Term

A variable in statistical models that captures the effect of two or more variables simultaneously affecting a response variable.

Significance Level

The probability of inappropriately disapproving the null hypothesis in a study of statistics, generally labelled as alpha.

Linearly Related

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Indicator Variables

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