Shepard Is an Advocate for Laws That Would Prohibit Abortion

question 195

Multiple Choice

Shepard is an advocate for laws that would prohibit abortion under all circumstances. To make her case, she argues that, of pregnancies that survive the first few weeks, over half are terminated by an abortion. You know that Dr. Shepard's argument is false because the percentage of pregnancies that are terminated by abortion after the first few weeks is actually:

• A) 2%
• B) 6%
• C) 19%
• D) 36%

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Definitions:

Rejection Rules

Guidelines used in hypothesis testing that determine the circumstances under which the null hypothesis should be rejected.

P-Value

Assuming the null hypothesis is applicable, it refers to the chance of recording test results that are at least as notable as the ones actually experienced.

Level Of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha (α).