In a Communication Process, the ________ Initiates a Message by Encoding

question 49

Multiple Choice

In a communication process, the ________ initiates a message by encoding a thought.

• A) receiver
• B) decoder
• C) channel
• D) sender
• E) signal

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Definitions:

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample of data, used to estimate characteristics of the population from which it is drawn.

Critical Value

A threshold value in statistical testing which the test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.

Population Parameter

A measure that signifies a trait of a whole population, like its average or standard deviation.