Which Statement Summarizes the Changing Patterns of Employment in the United

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which statement summarizes the changing patterns of employment in the United States in recent years?

• A) Higher unemployment rates are seen among certain demographic groups more than others.
• B) The types of jobs available are shifting away from manufacturing toward the service sector.
• C) There are plenty of jobs available for recent college graduates.
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion, indicating how spread out the data points are from the mean.

Response Variable

Another word for the dependent variable of interest.

Regression Analysis

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable being tested and measured to see if it is affected by changes in the independent variables.