When a Case That an Interest Group Is Interested In

question 97

Multiple Choice

When a case that an interest group is interested in, but not actually sponsoring, comes before a court, the group can __________.

• A) meet with judges to explain the group's policy preferences
• B) file an amicus curiae brief to present the group's analysis of the case
• C) file an appeal to move the case to a different court
• D) file a petition to get the group added to the list of plaintiffs
• E) offer monetary incentives to the judges in the case

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Definitions:

Parametric Test

A type of hypothesis test that assumes the sample data comes from a population that fits a certain distribution, typically a normal distribution.

Z-statistic

A measure used in statistics to describe the relationship between the standard deviation of the distribution and the deviation of a point from the mean.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, also known as the alpha level, used as a criterion for statistical significance.

Location

A specific position or point in physical or virtual space.