Which of the Following Statements Best Defines a Riot

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best defines a riot?

• A) It is a collective flight, often irrational, from a real or perceived danger.
• B) It is a fashion that spreads rapidly and enthusiastically but lasts only a short time.
• C) It is a loose collection of people who have little in common except for participating in a common event.
• D) It is a widespread opinion of people on a particular issue.
• E) It is a violent crowd that directs its hostility at a wide and shifting range of targets.

Understand the concepts of measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation) and how they are used to describe data variability.

Recognize different statistical terms and their definitions (e.g., degrees of freedom, frequencies, z-score).

Know the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.

Differentiate between different types of data (categorical vs. continuous) and understand why the distinction is important.