Stipulative definitions
a. should not be used to re-define terms that have a widely accepted standardmeaning
b. should never carry emotive force.
c. can be looked up in any good up-to-date dictionary.
d. All of these choices.
a
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Suppose that two sets of data conform to a normal probability distribution, and that the standard deviation of Set X is 2, while the standard deviation of Set Y is 3 . Then,
A) Set X contains a larger amount of data than set Y. B) The curve for Set Y is more flattened and spread out than the curve for Set X. C) The variance for both sets of data will be the same. D) The curve for Set X is more flattened and spread out than the curve for Set Y. E) Set Y contains a larger amount of data than set X.
After the sack of Rome by the Goths in 410 CE, the two halves of the Christian world grew apart, divided by
a. language, culture, and religious differences. b. the bishops of the Rome and Constantinople. c. religious differences and rulers. d. conquest, military power, and foreign rule.
The "tragedy of the commons" is
A) the lack of a commons-a common place where people can come together. B) the failure to appreciate what we have in common with other species. C) that cost-benefit analysis involves value judgments that we do not share in common. D) that individual pursuit of self-interest can sometimes make everyone worse off.
Suppose you are the pilot of a small commercial airplane, and you want to ensure that the plane will carry the load. What statistic would be most useful to you?
A) The mean weight of the passengers. B) The median weight of the passengers. C) The modal weight of the passengers. D) The dispersion of the data representing the weight of the passengers. E) The standard deviation of the data representing the weight of the passengers.