What Role Did an Amicus Brief by the American Psychological

question 17

Essay

What role did an amicus brief by the American Psychological Association play in the decision on Bowers v.Hardwick (1986)?

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Definitions:

Alpha

Often referred to as the level of significance in hypothesis testing, it represents the threshold at which the null hypothesis is rejected.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the mean of two groups to see if there is a significant difference between them.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Alpha

The threshold of probability at which the null hypothesis is rejected in statistical testing, often set at 0.05.