Alice Is 15 Years Old and Afraid to Speak in Class

question 158

Multiple Choice

Alice is 15 years old and afraid to speak in class. She fears that anything she says will lead to her enormous embarrassment. Alice might be classified as having

• A) mysophobia.
• B) paranoia.
• C) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• D) a social phobia.
• E) nosophobia.

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Definitions:

Finite Population Correction

A statistical adjustment applied when sampling without replacement from a finite population, to improve the accuracy of estimates like means and proportions.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion of sample means around the population mean, often used to estimate the accuracy of a sample mean compared to the actual population mean.

Population Size

The total number of individuals or units in the group or area being studied.

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution derived from a certain statistic using a random sample.