Which of the Following Categories Constitutes the Majority of Federal

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which of the following categories constitutes the majority of federal outlays in 2016?

• A)National defense
• B)Interest on the federal debt
• C)Social Security,Medicare,and welfare
• D)Grants to states and localities
• E)Capital expenditures

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Definitions:

Sign Test

A nonparametric test used to determine if there is a median difference between paired observations.

Population Location

A statistical term that refers to identifying the central position of a population distribution.

One-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to determine whether the mean of a sample differs significantly from a known or hypothesized population mean under the assumption of a normally distributed single sample.

Parametric Counterpart

A statistical method or test that assumes the underlying data follows a particular distribution, often used in contrast to nonparametric methods.