Same-Sex Marriages Account for About ____ Percent of All Marriages

question 22

Multiple Choice

Same-sex marriages account for about ____ percent of all marriages contracted in a single year in the United States. 

• A) ​one to three 
• B) ​two 
• C) ​two to seven 
• D) ​eight 
• E) ​seven to 10

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Testing

The process of making decisions or inferences about a population based on sample data, often involving the use of a statistical test.

Test Statistic

A measure calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

T-Distribution

A probability distribution that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown.

Confidence Interval

A set of numerical values, obtained from statistical analysis of a sample, which is expected to encompass the actual value of a parameter from a larger, unspecified population.