An S-Curve Showing the Growth in the Percentage of Adopters

question 234

Multiple Choice

An S-curve showing the growth in the percentage of adopters is useful in helping to explain

• A) the spatial diffusion of an innovation.
• B) connectivity in topological space.
• C) the transferability of energy resources.
• D) the relationship between relative and absolute distance.
• E) the impact of sense of place on outsiders.

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