Recently, the March of Dimes Shifted Its Focus from Raising

question 22

Multiple Choice

Recently, the March of Dimes shifted its focus from raising funds for combating polio to raising funds for birth defect research. Which term is used to describe this shift in focus?

• A) Goal displacement
• B) Fear of failure to reach the goal
• C) Organizational management
• D) Goal conflict
• E) Organizational pathology

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Definitions:

"Average" Growth Rate

A metric that quantifies the rate of expansion or contraction in a variable's value over a specified period, typically expressed as a percentage.

Positively Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the right side of the frequency distribution is longer than the left side, indicating that most values are clustered around the left.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a sorted, listed version of a set of numbers, effectively splitting the data set into two halves.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.