In the Demographic Transition Model, the Highest Population Growth Rate

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the demographic transition model, the highest population growth rate in a country is likely to occur during ________________.

• A) stage 1, the preindustrial stage
• B) stage 2, the transitional stage
• C) stage 3, the industrial stage
• D) stage 4, the postindustrial stage
• E) stage 5, the stability transition stage

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Definitions:

Degree Of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information available to estimate another piece of information, often in statistical analysis.

Chi-Square Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant association between two categorical variables.

Expected Cell Counts

Predicted frequencies in cells of a contingency table in statistics, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Observed Cell Counts

The actual frequencies or numbers of observations recorded or categorized in each cell of a contingency table in statistical analysis.