Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 2

question 9

Multiple Choice

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
​ What is the tone of the author?

• A)objective
• B)informal
• C)emotional
• D)enraged

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The statistical measure that describes the accuracy with which a sample represents a population, often used in inferential statistics.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of values in a sample.

Significant Correlation

Significant correlation refers to a statistical relationship between two variables that is unlikely to have occurred by chance, indicating a meaningful association.

Causal Relationship

A relationship between variables in which changes in one variable demonstrably result in changes in another.