AskCom Is a Website That Invites Site Users to Ask

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Multiple Choice

Ask.com is a website that invites site users to ask questions to be answered by other users. Questions cover a wide range of topics, from "How do I get rid of blemishes overnight?" to "What does the Federal Reserve do when it wants to increase the quantity of money in circulation?" Site visitors rate the various answers provided, and answers are displayed according to their ratings. Which segment of social networking users would be most likely to enjoy answering questions on Ask.com?

• A) bonders
• B) creators
• C) listeners
• D) professionals
• E) sharers

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Definitions:

Alpha

Often referred to as the level of significance in hypothesis testing, it represents the threshold at which the null hypothesis is rejected.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the mean of two groups to see if there is a significant difference between them.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Alpha

The threshold of probability at which the null hypothesis is rejected in statistical testing, often set at 0.05.