Unintended or Unrecognized Consequences of Social Institutions, Such as Elementary

question 64

Multiple Choice

Unintended or unrecognized consequences of social institutions, such as elementary schools' serving as child care facilities, are referred to as ________.

• A) dysfunctions
• B) macrolevel objectives
• C) latent functions
• D) microlevel objectives

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Definitions:

Interval Estimators

Statistic-based range estimates used to infer the value of a population parameter, providing an interval believed to contain the parameter.

Point Estimators

Statistical values calculated from sample data that are used to estimate the true value of a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A group of values derived from statistical samples that is likely to hold the value of a population parameter that is unknown.

Population Mean

The average of all values in a complete population, representing a central value of a dataset.