According to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, what was the effect of the Social Security program on the poverty rates of older adults?

A. Almost half of older adults were kept out of poverty by the social security program.
B. The program was ineffective on many measures.
C. One in 10 older adults was kept out of poverty by Social Security.
D. The situation is too complex to determine impacts.

A. Almost half of older adults were kept out of poverty by the social security program.

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In _______________, the Supreme Court upheld an Air Force dress code requirement against the challenge of an Orthodox Jew who was disciplined for wearing a yarmulke while in uniform. Stressing the need for discipline and uniformity in the military, the Court rejected the challenge

a. Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) b. Goldman v. Weinberger (1986) c. United States v. Bland (1931) d. None of the above is true.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When both variables are categorical, the t-test should be used for hypothesis testing. 2. The term parametric statistics refers to tests that make assumptions about the distribution of data. 3. Recoding continuous variables as categorical variables is discouraged because it results in a loss of information. 4. The t-test has four test assumptions. 5. The critical values of the t-test are provided by Student’s t-test distribution.

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