The Policy-Making Cycle Begins with ______, Which Includes Determination That

question 42

Short Answer

The policy-making cycle begins with ______, which includes determination that a problem or need exists and that there is a need for government action.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An index indicating the amount by which individuals within a data set tend to deviate from the average or mean value.

Normal Model

A statistical model that describes data that clusters around a mean in a symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution.

Mean

The average value calculated by adding all numbers in a dataset and dividing by the count of numbers.

Standard Deviation

It quantifies the diversity or spread among a set of numerical values, showing how much they deviate from the average value.