A statistician divides American households into fifths by income and then compares the highest and lowest fifths. What can the statistician measure with this comparison?
a. distribution of income
b. equality of outcome
c. maximum income
d. minimum income
Answer: a
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A) administratively independent of Congress and the president. B) administratively independent of Congress but not of the president. C) administratively independent of the president but not of Congress. D) identical to departments and serve the same function. E) being phased out of government very quickly.