Explain the Variety of Ways in Which Americans Made Use

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Essay

Explain the variety of ways in which Americans made use of increased leisure time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. To what segments of the population did the different forms of leisure appeal?

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An approach to assess the magnitude of spread or variation within a group of data points.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a statistical distribution that is symmetrical, with most observations clustering around the central peak and the probabilities for values further away from the mean tapering off equally in both directions.

MBA Degree

Master of Business Administration, a postgraduate degree focusing on business administration and investment management.

Life Expectancy

The average number of years an individual or population is expected to live, based on statistical averages.