A Man Steals from a Grocery Store in Order to Feed

question 21

Multiple Choice

A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family.Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?

• A)His action is acceptable,because the grocer suffers the least harm.
• B)His action is acceptable,because the higher social value is the survival of the family.
• C)His action is wrong,because the man would not want the grocer to steal from him.
• D)His action is wrong,because if everyone were to do this,the concept of personal property is defeated.
• E)His action is wrong,because the grocery store owner is harmed.

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Definitions:

Statistic

A statistic is a single measure or value that is derived from a sample of data, used to estimate or infer properties of the population from which the sample was drawn.

Alpha Value

A specified threshold in hypothesis testing that represents the maximum probability of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis.

Rejecting Null Hypothesis

The decision in hypothesis testing that the evidence is strong enough to conclude a significant effect exists.

Retaining Null Hypothesis

The decision in hypothesis testing that there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, implying the observed data does not significantly differ from what was expected.