Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Peter Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan wrote the book, The American Occupational Structure, which analyzed the results of a large-scale national mobility survey.
2. Variance is measured by a coefficient that ranges from 0.0 (there is no relationship between two variables) to 1.00 (we can, with perfect accuracy, predict the second variable by knowing the first).
3. Both simple correlation and variance explained tell us how accurately we can predict the value of one variable by knowing the values of preceding variables.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
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a. Bill of Rights Act b. Reconstruction Act c. Voting Rights Act d. Civil Rights Act
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a. a search for alternatives b. the creation of a new identity c. the turning point d. doubt
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A. Conflict theory B. Symbolic interactionism C. Functionalism D. Comparative historicism
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a. Brought an immediate increase in yields b. Was affordable for small family farmers c. Utilized indigenous crops and natural pests d. Increased hunger in the first year