At Its Worst, Co-Optation Can Decline into What Is Known

question 15

Multiple Choice

At its worst, co-optation can decline into what is known as:

• A)nepocracy, or rule by a single family.
• B)kleptocracy, or rule by theft.
• C)clanocracy, or rule by a small clan.
• D)netocracy, or rule by personal connections.
• E)elitocracy, or rule by elites.

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Definitions:

Prediction Interval

A range of values within which a future observation is expected to fall, with a certain probability.

Confidence Interval

A spread of values obtained from statistical scrutiny of samples, presumed to potentially contain the value of an undetermined population parameter.

Confidence Interval Estimate

An interval of values calculated from a sample that is expected to include the value of an unseen population parameter, with a certain degree of confidence.

Prediction Interval

An estimate of an interval in which future observations will fall, with a certain probability, given what has already been observed.