An Analysis of 40 Years of the New York Times

question 32

Multiple Choice

An analysis of 40 years of The New York Times columns concerning labor unions found that the frequency of strikes has:

• A) reached a record high.
• B) been exaggerated.
• C) remained relatively constant from one year to the next.
• D) can't be determined since the required statistics were not kept until 1985.
• E) widely fluctuated from one year to the next.

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