Demographers Predict That Declines in Birthrates Are in Part Due

question 87

Multiple Choice

Demographers predict that declines in birthrates are in part due to

• A) more strict adherence to religious beliefs and practices regarding human reproduction.
• B) fewer career opportunities for women in many societies.
• C) the increased expense of raising a child in modern societies.
• D) falling standards of living in many countries around the world.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A statistic representing the probability of committing a Type I error, typically denoted by alpha (α), indicating how likely it is to find a result as extreme as, or more so, if the null hypothesis is true.

P < .05

A statistical notation indicating that the probability of the observed results occurring by chance is less than 5%.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the strength of a phenomenon, often used to determine the practical significance of research findings.

Cohen

Refers to statistical measures developed by Jacob Cohen to quantify the effect size or the strength of an observed phenomenon, such as Cohen's d.