Using a Frequency Polygon, Sydney Plotted the Incomes of Families

question 22

Multiple Choice

Using a frequency polygon, Sydney plotted the incomes of families living in the Ritz Crescent area of town. She discovered that very few families had low incomes, about a quarter had medium incomes, and the majority had high incomes. It would appear that the distribution of family income in Ritz Crescent:

• A)is negatively skewed.
• B)has little or no variability.
• C)is positively skewed.
• D)is symmetrical.

Analyze the diverse origins of African slaves and the formation of African-American culture and community.

Understand the social and economic roles of different classes and groups in eighteenth-century colonial America, including yeoman farmers, enslaved people, and colonial elites.

Recognize the diversity among slave populations in different regions and the development of distinct African-American cultures.

Comprehend the legal and societal mechanisms of slavery in the north and south of the eighteenth-century American colonies.

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