What Serious Social Problem Might Be Made Worse If More

question 13

Multiple Choice

What serious social problem might be made worse if more people were encouraged to telecommute?

• A) poverty
• B) intellectual property theft
• C) cancer and other new health problems
• D) alienation and loneliness

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, computed by dividing the sum of these numbers by the count of numbers in the set.

Parameter λ

Often used to denote a rate parameter in exponential distributions which quantifies the frequency of occurrence for a given event.

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution for a variable where data are symmetrically distributed around the mean, showing a bell-shaped curve.

Average Balance

The mean amount of money held in an account over a certain period.