The deterioration of the postsocialist economy of Russia in the 1990s has been largely the result of
a. the rise of an economic oligarchy that did nothing to create economic development
b. poorly planned privatization attempts by Western neoliberals
c. corrupt Soviet state structures that stifled new market growth
d. all of these
d
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Joel Best, in "Critical Thinking about Statistics," writes that the _________ are suspicious about statistics, and that the numbers are probably intentionally flawed
a. Awestruck b. Naïve c. Cynical d. Critical
In the context of chi square, variables are independent if
a. they are related. b. cause and effect can be proved. c. the obtained chi square falls in the critical region. d. the score of a case on one variable has no effect on the score of the case on the other variable.
Nevaeh is working in Africa to increase the number of women who are educated. Which strategy is crucial for meeting her goal?
a) Offer contraceptives b) Offer free high schools c) Offer free colleges d) Offer abstinence education
According to Coontz, why were African slaves who were trafficked to the United States by European colonizers able to adapt their culture while Native Americans were NOT able to do so?
a. Because colonists depended on slave labor (requiring groups of African slaves), the slaves actively worked to adapt African cultural traditions and build new familial networks within the frameworks of slavery. b. African slaves had a culture similar to European colonizers. c. African slaves were not able to adapt their cultural traditions either. d. Because African slaves were trafficked from various countries in Africa, they already had a diverse culture that lent itself easily to adaptation.