The Proportion of the U

question 59

Multiple Choice

The proportion of the U.S.population that is religiously unaffiliated has ______ in recent decades.

• A)risen significantly
• B)remained flat
• C)fallen slightly
• D)fallen significantly

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variation of a set of values from their mean, indicating how spread out the values are.

Allowable Sampling Error

The maximum error that can be tolerated in the results from a sample survey, determined by the researcher.

Confidence Level

The probability that a confidence interval will capture the true population parameter, expressed as a percentage.

Population Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, for the entire population.