Dr Gore Believes That People Who Live in Regions That

question 36

Multiple Choice

Dr. Gore believes that people who live in regions that have been impacted by multiple, severe storms or related natural disasters like flooding are more likely to report that climate change is serious concern to them than are people who live in regions that have not been impacted. Using National Weather Service data on storm severity, she categorizes people as living in regions impacted by at least one such storm in the five years or no such storms and then looks at the percentage of people who rate climate change as a serious concern based on where they live. In this example, what is the independent variable?

• A) The number of storms
• B) Whether people see climate change as a serious concern
• C) Whether people live in a region impacted by one or more severe storms
• D) The total number of people surveyed

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Definitions:

Official Poverty Line

A threshold set by the government defining the minimum level of income sufficient to cover basic living expenses, used to identify individuals or households in poverty.

Federal Government

The national government of a federal state, which holds the authority over matters that affect the entire country, distinct from state or local governments.

Percentage Point

A unit for measuring the difference between percentages, illustrating how much one percentage is higher or lower than another.

Distributed Equally

Refers to an allocation method where resources, wealth, or opportunities are evenly shared among all participants or groups involved.