In Both Science and the Legal System, the "Burden of Proof

question 123

Multiple Choice

In both science and the legal system, the "burden of proof" is on the side that

• A) agrees with common sense.
• B) disagrees with common sense.
• C) should find it possible to present convincing evidence, if in fact it is right.
• D) should find it harder to present convincing evidence, if in fact it is right.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

An interval of values, sourced from statistical sampling, that is likely to maintain the value of a covert population parameter.

Population Variance

The variance calculated from the entire population of data points, providing a measure of how much the data points in the population differ from the mean.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes a difference or relationship exists among groups or variables, opposite to the null hypothesis.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, used as a measure of the threshold of statistical significance.