"In 1979, Petroleum and Natural Gas Contributed 67 Percent of the Total

question 32

Multiple Choice

"In 1979, petroleum and natural gas contributed 67 percent of the total energy, while coal supplied only 30 percent. Electrical power increased from a negligible amount in 1900 to about 500 watts per person." The type of supporting material used in this example is __________.

• A) definition
• B) statistics
• C) comparison
• D) testimony

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Definitions:

Measure of Consistency

A statistic that quantifies the degree to which a set of observations or measurements are comparable to each other over different periods or samples.

Measure of Stability

An indicator or metric used to quantify the consistency or persistence of a performance or condition over time.

Measure of Agreement

An assessment of the consistency or reproducibility of ratings or assessments made by different evaluators.

Measure of Consistency

An indicator of the reliability or stability of scores or measurements across different instances or over time.