Which Is a Real-Life Example of a Secular Trend

question 134

Multiple Choice

Which is a real-life example of a secular trend?

• A) The average height of Western European and American children increased by nearly four inches between 1880 and 1950.
• B) Children in Japan were taller in 1967 than they were in 1966.
• C) Somalian parents tended to have more female babies in 1994 than they did in 1992.
• D) The average weight of a man in Laos increased two pounds from 1993 to 1997.

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