Thomas Malthus Argued That Because Population Increases by a Geometrical

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Thomas Malthus argued that because population increases by a geometrical ratio and food supplies increase by an arithmetical ratio, the world would have high rates of population growth and suffer from poverty and starvation.

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Definitions:

Alpha

In statistics, the significance level defined as the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of a test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, often associated with the desired significance level of a test.

Alpha

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing that defines the probability of making a Type I error, or rejecting a true null hypothesis.