What Was One Cultural Barrier Found in One Study About

question 17

Multiple Choice

What was one cultural barrier found in one study about lowering carbon emissions in Chicago communities?

• A) People did not want to hang laundry outside to dry, because it was seen as a marker of low status.
• B) People knew that public transport was better for the environment, but felt it was too expensive.
• C) People were unaware of what steps they could take to reduce carbon emissions.
• D) People understood how to reduce carbon emissions, but did not care to do so.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, or the test's sensitivity to detecting an effect.

Statistical Test

A procedure used to determine whether the observed data significantly deviates from a hypothesis.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that infers properties about a population based on a sample of data drawn from that population.