Which of the Following Is a Myth About the Poor

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a myth about the poor?

• A) Most poor people are black and most black people are poor.
• B) Most poor people live in inner-city ghettos.
• C) Most people are poor because they are too lazy to work.
• D) Most poor people live in female-headed households.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Power

In statistics, the probability that a test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis; essentially, the test's sensitivity to detect an effect when there is one.

Likelihood Of Error

The probability or chance that a statistical conclusion may be incorrect or misleading.

Mean

An average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Z Score

A numerical calculation indicating how a specific value's distance from the group's average is expressed in multiple standard deviations.