Which Statement Is True

question 176

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• A)Until 1971,the U.S.ran a trade deficit virtually every year of the 20^th century.
• B)The U.S.ran trade surpluses for most of the 19^th century.
• C)In the 1920s,the U.S.flooded the rest of the world with consumer goods such as Model T Fords,radios and waffle irons as our trade surpluses increased.
• D)Until after WWII most of U.S.exports were agricultural products,such as cotton and grain sent to Europe.

Calculate the standard deviation and mean from sample data.

Understand the differences between one-tailed and two-tailed tests.

Compute the standard error of the sample proportion or mean.

Evaluate the legitimacy of claims based on statistical tests.

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Definitions:

Public Law

The branch of law that deals with matters affecting the state or government and its relationship with individuals or other governments.

Private Law

The branch of law that deals with the relationships between individuals or organizations, as opposed to public law which deals with the state.

Prosecution

The legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law, typically representing the government.

Legal Positivism

A school of thought in jurisprudence that holds that laws are rules made by human beings and that there is no inherent or necessary connection between law and morality.