Which of the Following Statements Is True About a Class

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about a class system?

• A) A class system is a more rigid form of social stratification, compared to a caste system.
• B) A class system is a closed form of stratification.
• C) Social mobility within a class system varies from society to society.
• D) In a class system, social position is determined at birth and cannot be changed during an individual's lifetime.

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Definitions:

Sum Squares Treatments (SST)

The total variation attributed to different treatments in an analysis of variance (ANOVA) context, measuring the difference between treatment means and the overall mean.

Mean Square Treatments

In the context of ANOVA, a measure of variance among the means of different groups, calculated by dividing the sum of squares due to treatment by the degrees of freedom for treatment.

F-test

A statistical test used to compare two variances and ascertain if they come from populations with equal variances.

Total Variation

Refers to the overall difference between individual values and the mean within a dataset, capturing the spread.