A Primary Criticism of Demographic Transition Theory Is That

question 11

Multiple Choice

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

• A) it fails to consider the social consequences of population growth.
• B) it assumes that modernization will lead to rational choices about family size.
• C) it ignores the role of improvements in health and sanitation.
• D) all of these.

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Definitions:

Factorial Design

An experimental strategy that involves manipulating more than one independent variable to determine their separate and combined effects on a dependent variable.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effects on dependent variables.

Main Effects

A statistical term referring to the individual impact of each independent variable on the dependent variable in an experiment, distinguishing from interactions between variables.

Factorial Design

Factorial design is a statistical test used in experiments where there are two or more independent variables and it evaluates the effect of each, as well as the interaction between them, on the dependent variable.