An Analysis of 40 Years of the New York Times

question 16

Multiple Choice

An analysis of 40 years of The New York Times columns concerning labor unions found that the frequency of strikes has

• A) been exaggerated.
• B) remained relatively constant from one year to the next.
• C) widely fluctuated from one year to the next.
• D) reached a record high.
• E) can't be determined since the required statistics were not kept until 1985.

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