The Statistical Model for Assessing Probabilities Based on a Mean

question 61

Multiple Choice

The statistical model for assessing probabilities based on a mean and standard deviation is called the ___________ distribution.

• A) t-
• B) Chi squared
• C) F
• D) Normal
• E) Binomial

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Definitions:

Intervening Cause

An event or factor occurring after a party's initial act that significantly contributes to an outcome or event, potentially absolving the original actor of liability.

Proximate Causation

A principle in law that establishes the legal cause of an event based on the foreseeability of the harm and a direct relation to the injury.

Actual Causation

The fact-based determination that a defendant's action was the direct cause of the plaintiff's injury.

But-For Causation

A principle in law that determines causality by asking whether the harm would not have occurred but for the defendant's actions.