The Text Points Out That Some People in the Working

question 28

Multiple Choice

The text points out that some people in the working class are employed in __________ occupations-relatively low-paying, non-manual, semiskilled positions primarily held by women, such as day-care workers, checkout clerks, cashiers, and waitpersons.

• A)pink-collar
• B)blue-collar
• C)white-collar
• D)frayed collar

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Definitions:

Discrete Quantitative Variables

Variables that represent countable quantities and can take on a finite number of distinct values.

Elementary Units

The simplest, indivisible entities which a data set or a statistical analysis is concerned with.

Finite Result

An outcome or solution that is fixed and definitive, with limitations in terms of size, number, or extent.

Discrete Variable

A variable that can take on a countable number of distinct values and cannot take on every value within its range.