Based on the Criteria a Local Broadcaster Would Use to Determine

question 10

Multiple Choice

Based on the criteria a local broadcaster would use to determine newsworthiness, which of the following stories would most likely be covered?

• A) Two local city council members get into a heated argument over building a new statue to honor a local celebrity.
• B) People in a small foreign nation elect a new president.
• C) Two local city council members agree to spend ten dollars on a new sign for the council chambers.
• D) A local woman takes in a stray cat.
• E) A Girl Scout helps an elderly woman cross the road.

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Definitions:

Directional Research Hypothesis

A research hypothesis that posits a difference between groups in one direction.

Nondirectional Research Hypothesis

A research hypothesis that posits a difference between groups but not in either direction. See Directional Research Hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption that is tested against.

Error Hypothesis

A statement positing the existence of a difference or effect, used in the context of hypothesis testing to denote a hypothesis that is tested for being in error relative to the null.