Compared to the World, the Rate of U

question 152

Multiple Choice

Compared to the world, the rate of U.S. population growth is

• A)much faster than in the world as a whole.
• B)about the same as in the world as a whole.
• C)incomparable because we do not have accurate world population statistics.
• D)slower than in the world as a whole.
• E)incomparable because U.S. residents are born with a much greater chance of accumulating a lot of human capital.

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Definitions:

Positively Skewed Distribution

A type of distribution where the tail on the right side of the distribution's peak is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the left of the mean.

Distribution

The manner in which a statistical data or a population is spread out or arranged over a range of values.

Empirical Rules

Practical guidelines based on observed data which are used to interpret statistical distributions, notably the 68-95-99.7 (or three-sigma) rule for normal distributions.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, often used to quantify the spread of a probability distribution.