The environmental movement's areas of interest include
a. curtailing global warming.
b. limiting international regulatory measures.
c. protecting endangered animal species.
d. reducing air and water pollution.
e. finding new sources of carbon-based energy.
Ans: a. curtailing global warming.
c. protecting endangered animal species.
d. reducing air and water pollution.
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a. increased immigration from Latin America and Asia. b. the movement of industrial factory jobs to suburban areas. c. that publishing companies moved from the East Coast to the West Coast. d. there was no recession during the 1980s.
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a. 72.3 b. 82.3 c. 92.3 d. 100.3 e. 101.3
A researcher wants to visually display the U.S. divorce rate (a continuous, interval-ratio level variable) for the last 50 years. An appropriate format would be
a. a line chart or histogram. b. only a histogram. c. a pie chart. d. none of the above. Data in the form of rate should never be displayed in a chart or graph.
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a. Investments should be made in the future, instead of money being spent now on enjoyment. b. Work becomes a necessity rather than a moral obligation. c. Immediate consumption is more important than investment in the future. d. Work is something that must be done rather than something that people feel they ought to do. e. The success of capitalism depends on both "dreamers" and "doers.".