Discuss the Different Measures of Poverty Used by Statistics Canada

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Essay

Discuss the different measures of poverty used by Statistics Canada and explain the strengths and weaknesses of each measure.

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Definitions:

Students

Individuals engaged in learning at educational institutions.

Frequency Polygon

A frequency polygon is a graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset. It uses a series of connected dots or lines at the midpoints of each interval to show frequencies.

Histogram

A histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, where the data is divided into intervals (bins), and the frequency of data within each bin is depicted by the height of the bar.

Frequency Distribution

An organized tally of the frequency at which certain values appear in a set of data.