Thomas Malthus Made Which of the Following Predictions About Human

question 48

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus made which of the following predictions about human populations?

• A)A fixed land base is the most important determinant of population size.
• B)Limited capital and labor is the most important determinant of population size.
• C)Because human populations increase geometrically,resources will be overused and the value of human labor will go down.
• D)Increases in the food supply will ultimately lift people out of poverty and improve their standard of living.

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Definitions:

Independent Samples

Two or more groups of data that are collected from separate populations, where the participants in one group do not affect the members of another group.

ANOVA

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means by analyzing variances.

Chi-square Test

A statistical test used to determine the significance of the association between categorical variables.