Economic Groups Have an Advantage Over Noneconomic Groups in Part

question 35

Multiple Choice

Economic groups have an advantage over noneconomic groups in part because

• A)they nearly always have larger memberships.
• B)they are organized primarily for political purposes.
• C)they have better leadership.
• D)they have greater access to financial resources.
• E)their members are committed to their causes.

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Definitions:

Measures of Dispersion

Statistical calculations that describe the spread or variability among a set of numerical data.

Measures of Correlation

Statistical techniques used to determine the degree to which two variables are related, indicating how changes in one variable are associated with changes in another.

Variance

A measure of the extent to which a set of scores vary on either side of their mean value. The square root of variance gives the standard deviation.

Descriptive Statistics

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