As a Developing Country Passes Through the Demographic Transition, Which

question 50

Multiple Choice

As a developing country passes through the demographic transition, which of the following will occur?

• A) Its birth and death rates will decrease simultaneously.
• B) Its age structure will change, but its growth rate will remain unchanged.
• C) Its growth rate will first fall, but later recover.
• D) First, its birth rate will decrease, followed by its death rate.
• E) First, its death rate will decrease, followed by its birth rate.

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that the range of a confidence interval contains the true parameter value.

Critical Value

A critical value is a threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary or cutoff points for deciding whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Population Mean

The average value of a property in a population, calculated by summing the values of all members of the population and dividing by the total number of members.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to cover the true parameter of the population with a certain level of confidence.