Free Riding Would Be an Appropriate Description of Which of the Following

question 67

Multiple Choice

Free riding would be an appropriate description of which of the following behaviors?

• A) People who enjoy having nature conserved by The Nature Conservancy but who do not contribute to the organization.
• B) People crowding into a public park on a nice summer day.
• C) A fisher putting a more powerful motor on her boat so as to get to the fishing grounds before others.
• D) Computer software developers who do not charge for their finished programs.

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Probabilities

The indication of how likely an event is to come to pass, given as a figure from 0 to 1.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of a sample that exhibits a particular attribute or characteristic.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, ranging from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).

Population Proportion

The fraction of the population that holds a particular trait, attribute, or characteristic of interest.