Divorce Often Affects the Life Pathways or the Sequence and Timing

question 85

Multiple Choice

Divorce often affects the life pathways or the sequence and timing of family roles for both genders.Which of the following statements is true regarding divorce and life pathways?

• A) The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly decreased for divorced men but increased for divorced women.
• B) The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly increased for divorced men only if they remarry a younger woman.
• C) Divorced women with children and divorced women with no children are less likely to re-marry, decreasing the total number of child rearing years.
• D) Divorce reduces the number of years a remarried couple may have between the departure of the last child and the time when their elderly parents may need assistance.

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Population Means

The average value of a characteristic within a total population.

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A table used to display the sources of variation in an analysis of variance, which helps in identifying the impact of one or more factors by comparing means.

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The probability of observing a test statistic as extreme as, or more extreme than, the value observed, under the null hypothesis.

Populations

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