While African American men make up approximately ______ of the U.S. population, they make up ______ of the total prison population.
A. 12%; 34%
B. 14%; 26%
C. 11%; 39%
D. 12%; 41%
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
According to Goffman's dramaturgy, which of the following can be considered the backstage for white students?
A. a fraternity house that includes students of color B. a dorm room shared only by black students C. a table at the cafeteria shared by only white students D. a class room with white and non-white students and a black faculty member
Who was a prominent leader of the Chicano movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, and what was his primary aim?
a. Federico Peña, who fought to legalize undocumented immigrants b. Henry Cisneros, who focused on regaining communal lands c. José Martí, who believed assimilation was the path to upward mobility d. Cesar Chavez, who sought to organize migrant farm workers
The following data are taken from the U.S. Census Bureau and are the proportion of residents in U.S. states who lacked health insurance between 2001 and 2003. Suppose that Rhode Island and Wisconsin saw an increase in the proportion of residents without health insurance to the level experienced by Louisiana. Describe how this would change the shape of the distribution. StateProportion of Residents without Health InsuranceLouisiana.19New Jersey.13New York.16Pennsylvania.11Rhode Island.09South Carolina.13Texas.25Washington.14Wisconsin.10
What will be an ideal response?
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is designed so that test scores are normally distributed. The mean LSAT score for the population of all test-takers in 2005 was 154.35 with a standard deviation of 5.62. Calculate the value of the standard error of the mean for the sampling distribution for 100 samples.
What will be an ideal response?