The World Values Survey Has Linked Changes in the Values

question 36

Multiple Choice

The World Values Survey has linked changes in the values of a country to the country's

• A) democratic government.
• B) level of economic development.
• C) ability to innovate.
• D) participation in political processes.
• E) decline in urbanization.

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Definitions:

Chi-Square Distribution

The chi-square distribution is a statistical distribution used in hypothesis testing that is applicable to variables measured on a nominal scale, primarily for goodness-of-fit and independence tests.

Test Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample and used in hypothesis testing to evaluate the plausibility of the null hypothesis.

Critical Region

The set of values for which the null hypothesis is rejected in a statistical test.

Null Hypothesis

A default assumption in statistical hypothesis testing that there is no effect or no difference, used as a basis for testing statistical significance.