In a campaign debate over the level of prosperity in the state, the incumbent governor says: "average income is $53,000." His opponent responds "the average citizen earns only $38,000." Both statements are true. This is possible because
a. the governor is citing the median
b. the opponent is using the mode
c. the opponent is using the mean
d. the governor is using the mean
d
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a. are three different elite organizations that exercise power in society. b. are controlled by the powerful. c. are competing sources of power in society; which one dominates depends on the society. d. are controlled by the general population.
In a study the sum of squared deviations from the mean for the sample is 12 and there are 4 participants. What is the estimated population variance?
What will be an ideal response?
A feminist theoretical analysis of language in the U.S. suggests that cultural patterns support
a. gender inequality. b. gender equality. c. a capitalist economy. d. the family system.
A pattern of intergroup relations that exists when a number of racial and ethnic groups live side by side, each retaining a distinct identity and lifestyle while still participating in some aspects of the larger culture is known as ________
a. assimilation b. pluralism c. ethnocentrism d. recidivism