Which of These Statements Regarding the Position of Native Americans

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements regarding the position of Native Americans in this country is false?

• A) Native American populations were devastated by European diseases from which they had no immunity
• B) Only about one-fourth of Native Americans live on or near reservations today.
• C) Historical accounts have underrepresented the vast cultural and social heterogeneity of tribes prior to European conquest.
• D) Today Native Americans have the highest poverty rate of any group in the U.S.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Events or conditions that cannot occur at the same time, highlighting a clear distinction without overlap.

Addition Rule

A principle in probability and statistics that calculates the likelihood of any of multiple mutually exclusive events occurring.

Probabilities

The probability of an event happening, expressed numerically between 0 and 1, indicating the event's chance.

Null Hypothesis

A baseline assumption that suggests no significant effect or difference exists, serving as the initial point for conducting tests on statistical significance.