When the Supreme Court Makes a Decision,the Most Common Decisions

question 133

Multiple Choice

When the Supreme Court makes a decision,the most common decisions are ____,and the least common are ____.

• A)unanimous; 5-4 splits
• B)5-4 splits; 8-1 splits (a lone dissenter)
• C)unanimous; 8-1 splits (a lone dissenter)
• D)8-1 splits (a lone dissenter); 5-4 splits

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Definitions:

Measure of Effect Size

A quantitative expression of the magnitude of a phenomenon or effect size, used to assess the relationship or difference between variables in a statistical analysis.

Expected Frequencies

Expected frequencies refer to the anticipated count of occurrences in each category of a distribution, based on a probability model or theory, used in chi-square testing.

Chi-square Statistic

The chi-square statistic measures how expectations compare to actual observed data, used primarily for categorical data.

Expected Frequencies

In statistics, the anticipated count of occurrences across different categories based on a theoretical distribution.