In 2013, the Largest Component of Government Spending Was

question 76

Multiple Choice

In 2013, the largest component of government spending was:

• A) national defense.
• B) Social Security.
• C) unemployment and welfare.
• D) "everything else" (roads, education, police, prisons, science and technology, agriculture, the environment, and other various stimulus programs).

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Definitions:

Random Sample

A sample drawn from a population where every member had an equal opportunity to be selected.

Sample Mean

The average of all the values in a sample, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Proportion

A statistical measure that denotes the fraction or percentage of the total that exhibits a particular trait or characteristic.

Sampling Plans

Detailed strategies that outline the selection and evaluation of a group of individuals from a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population.