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A Sample of 400 Journalism Majors at a Major Research

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A sample of 400 journalism majors at a major research university was asked if they agreed with the following statement: "Government should be more involved in oversight and regulation of reporting".Fifty-two percent of the respondents agreed with the statement.Calculate the appropriate test statistic to test the claim that at least 50 percent of journalism majors agree with the statement.


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Volunteer Bias

The distortion of research results due to differences between those who choose to participate in studies and those who do not.

Representative Sample

A portion of the population that correctly mirrors the characteristics of the whole population.

Operationally Defined

A term or variable is defined by the specific process or set of criteria by which it is measured or determined in a study or experiment.

Participant Observation

A research method where the investigator actively engages in the community or situation being studied while observing its dynamics.

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