The Gini Coefficient Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Gini coefficient is:

• A) The measure of the total income of all of a country's citizens
• B) The line below which people will be defined as poor
• C) The percentage of eligible laborers who lack ongoing, regular access to paid work
• D) The measure of income inequality in a given population

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Definitions:

Regurgitation

The backward flow of blood through a valve in the heart that does not close properly, or the return of undigested food from the esophagus to the mouth.

Difficulty Swallowing

Known medically as dysphagia, this term describes trouble moving food, liquid, and saliva from the mouth to the stomach.

Electroencephalography

A procedure that records the electrical activity of the brain as a tracing called an electroencephalogram, or EEG, on a strip of graph paper.

Electrical Activity

The movement of electrical charges or signals through a given medium, foundational for the functioning of the nervous system and the heart.