A sociologist wants to measure the current infant mortality rate in Niger. Accordingly, the sociologist:
a. interviews women who have lost infants and women whose infants have survived
b. measures changes in infant death rates over time and estimates the current year
c. starts by collecting data on crude death rates
d. searches for available data that records the number of babies per thousand of population who die before reaching one year of age
Ans: d. searches for available data that records the number of babies per thousand of population who die before reaching one year of age
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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