Table 20-1 The Following Table Shows the Distribution of Income in Marysville

question 318

Multiple Choice

Table 20-1
The following table shows the distribution of income in Marysville.
-Refer to Table 20-1. If the poverty line was $31,852, what would be the poverty rate?

• A)less than 25%
• B)between 25% and 50%
• C)between 50% and 75%
• D)There is insufficient information to answer this question.

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Definitions:

Alpha (α)

A threshold value used in statistics that represents the probability of incorrectly rejecting a true null hypothesis (Type I error).

P-value

The probability of observing a statistical summary (for example, the difference in means between two groups) at least as extreme as the one observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A proposition in statistics that implies no association or difference between groups or variables.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that directly contradicts the null hypothesis by stating there is a statistically significant effect or difference.