Which of the Following Is the Equivalent in the Legal

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the equivalent in the legal system of failing to reject the null hypothesis?

• A)The defendant is guilty and sentenced to prison.
• B)The judge calls a mistrial after unreliable evidence is introduced.
• C)The defendant is not guilty although he is not necessarily innocent.
• D)The defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a mental hospital.

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Definitions:

Sample Standard Deviation

A measure of variation or dispersion within a sample set of values, similar to standard deviation but specifically applied to samples rather than whole populations.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in hypothesis testing that assumes no effect or no difference in the performance or characteristics being tested.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that proposes a significant difference, effect, or relationship exists in the population, opposing the null hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A statistic whose calculated value is used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in a hypothesis test.