The Difference Between the Various Forms of Contagions and Social

question 97

Multiple Choice

The difference between the various forms of contagions and social movements is that contagions:

• A) arise relatively quickly in crowds
• B) are generally short-lived
• C) are an aspect of collective behaviour
• D) both a and b
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Variation

The differences or deviations among individuals or items within a population, causing diversity in characteristics or outcomes.

Explanatory Variables

Independent variables in a model that are presumed to affect or determine a dependent variable.

MSR/MSE

Mean Square Residual/Mean Square Error, a measure used in statistics to estimate the variance of error or residual components.

T-Test Statistic

A statistic derived from sample data to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups under study.