The Fact That a Smaller and Smaller Number of Companies

question 21

Multiple Choice

The fact that a smaller and smaller number of companies owns a larger and larger share of the American media is concerning primarily because it

• A)limits the ability of all news organizations to remain profitable.
• B)violates the First Amendment to the Constitution.
• C)increases the risk that politicians and citizens who express less popular or minority viewpoints will have difficulty finding a public forum.
• D)increases the risk of government censorship.

Understand the concept of degrees of freedom and its calculation in t-tests.

Comprehend the implications of the alternative hypothesis in testing differences between means.

Identify the appropriate critical value for hypothesis testing based on sample size and hypotheses.

Interpret the significance (p-value) of statistical tests and its implications on hypothesis testing.

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