Between 1950 and 2010, Most of the Growth in Federal

question 21

Multiple Choice

Between 1950 and 2010, most of the growth in federal expenditures was a result of increases in

• A) Private sector purchases of goods and services.
• B) Direct expenditures.
• C) Income transfers.
• D) Public sector purchases of goods and services.

Conduct hypothesis testing using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test and conclude based on the test results.

Recognize the conditions under which the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test is appropriate to use.

Understand the treatment of tied values in the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test.

Apply the sign test and interpret its results.

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