Some Anthropologists Suggest That __________, Rather Than Increasing Production and Population

question 32

Multiple Choice

Some anthropologists suggest that __________, rather than increasing production and population size, is the driving factor behind political integration.

• A) competition between groups
• B) changing gender roles
• C) dietary changes
• D) economic hardship

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Definitions:

Random Variable

A variable whose outcomes are determined by chance, used in probability theory and statistics.

Independent

Not influenced or controlled by others; in statistics, two variables are independent if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, used as an indicator of uncertainty or volatility.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials, each with the same probability of success.