"Friendly Skepticism" Means

question 57

Multiple Choice

"Friendly skepticism" means

• A) finding flaws in an argument or claim.
• B) being open to new ideas, while also being careful before accepting them.
• C) asking a scientist to make her findings public so that they can be better evaluated.
• D) accepting all claims, as long as they are based on the scientific method.

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Definitions:

One or Two-tail Test

A statistical hypothesis test that can assess whether there is evidence for an effect in either direction (two-tailed) or in a specified direction (one-tailed).

Significance Level

A threshold used in statistical testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis, typically represented by alpha (α).

Movie Editors

Professionals responsible for selecting, assembling, and piecing together raw footage to create a coherent and effectively told story or film.

Sign Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to determine if two dependent samples come from populations with the same median.