Which of the Following Statements About American Public Opinion Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about American public opinion is MOST accurate?

• A)A majority of Americans regularly say they would prefer a larger government with more services, but polls also reveal very little support for increasing spending on any specific government program.
• B)A majority of Americans regularly say they would prefer a smaller government with fewer services, but polls also reveal very little support for cutting any specific government programs.
• C)A majority of Americans regularly say they would prefer a smaller government with fewer services, and polls also reveal strong support for cutting nearly every government program.
• D)A majority of Americans regularly say they would prefer a larger government with more services, and polls also reveal strong support for increasing spending on nearly every government program.

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Definitions:

Two-sided Test

A statistical hypothesis test which determines if there is a significant difference in either direction between the groups or variables being studied.

One-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the alternative hypothesis specifies a direction of the statistical significance, either greater than or less than a certain value.

P-value

The probability of encountering test data at least as extreme as what has been observed, with the assumption that the null hypothesis is valid.

Two-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is either greater than or less than a certain range of values.