In the Cassell Study, What Percentage of Defendants Voluntarily Waived

question 62

Multiple Choice

In the Cassell study, what percentage of defendants voluntarily waived their Miranda rights?

• A)54 percent
• B)64 percent
• C)74 percent
• D)84 percent
• E)94 percent

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A type of hypothesis used in statistics that suggests there is no significant difference or effect in a particular condition, serving as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

P < .05

A statistical threshold indicating that the probability of observing the obtained result, or more extreme, if the null hypothesis is true, is less than 5%.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups or test a single mean against a known value.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it defines the cutoff between significance and non-significance.