The Mexican Philosopher Who Rejected Positivism Because It Did Not

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Mexican philosopher who rejected positivism because it did not acknowledge the importance of emotions in music and the arts was

• A) Augusto Salazar Bondy.
• B) Jose Vasconcelos.
• C) Octavio Paz.
• D) Auguste Comte.

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Definitions:

P-value

A statistical measure indicating the probability of observing the given or more extreme outcome assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Population Mean

The average value of a characteristic in a population, calculated by summing the values for the characteristic among all individuals and dividing by the total number of individuals.

Null Hypothesis

A statement that asserts that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the starting point for statistical testing.

P-value

It quantifies the likelihood of observing the collected data if the null hypothesis were true, used in hypothesis testing as a critical component.