When We Are Questioning a Rare Occurrence or Claim and Determine

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Multiple Choice

When we are questioning a rare occurrence or claim and determine the outcome is reasonable we:

• A) disregard the lucky alternative and think something is wrong.
• B) question the claim.
• C) do not doubt the original claim.
• D) test again.

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Definitions:

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations for a phenomenon, set forth as a starting point for further investigation or experimentation.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution characterized by its mean and standard deviation, where the mean, median, and mode are all equal.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a distribution that follows the normal (bell-curve) shape, characterized by a symmetric shape around the mean, indicating random variables with equal mean, median, and mode.

Spearman Rank

A nonparametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function.