Compared to People in Simpler Societies, People in Complex Societies

question 11

Multiple Choice

Compared to people in simpler societies, people in complex societies __________.

• A) commonly can give a larger number of general, or life-form, terms for plants and animals
• B) commonly have fewer terms for plants but many for animals
• C) commonly have the same number of general terms for plants, but more terms for specific plants
• D) usually have more names for specific plants, but the same number of general plant terms

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant Difference

A difference between two groups or variables that is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone, as determined by statistical analysis.

Consumers

Individuals who purchase goods and services for personal use.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements selected from a population to be included in a statistical sample.

Reduce β

In statistics, it generally refers to decreasing the coefficient (β) in a regression model to address overfitting or multicollinearity.