When Kitty Genovese Was Murdered in 1964 the Crime Shocked

question 8

Multiple Choice

When Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964 the crime shocked the public. This was because:

• A) only one person went to her aid.
• B) many local people appeared callous or unconcerned.
• C) witnesses were unconcerned.
• D) the New York police force had been particularly callous.

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Definitions:

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production that is often quantified as the ratio of output to inputs used in the production process, such as labor and capital.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate in relation to each other.

Labor Productivity

Output per unit of labor; measured as real GDP divided by the hours of labor employed to produce that output.

Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF)

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