A Skewed Population Has a Long Tail on One Side

question 91

True/False

A skewed population has a long tail on one side and a short tail on the opposite end,and deviates greatly from the bell-shaped distribution that is assumed to be the case in the use of simple random,systematic,or cluster sampling.

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Definitions:

Demographic Trend

Observable patterns in the statistical characteristics of human populations over time, such as age, race, or income.

Demographic Transition

A model describing the transformation of countries from having high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Mortality

The state of being mortal or the incidence of death within a population.

Economic Growth

An increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, often measured as the percentage increase in real gross domestic product (GDP).