Which of the Following Groups Is Most Likely to Live

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups is most likely to live past age sixty-five in U.S. society?

• A) blacks
• B) whites
• C) foreign-born people
• D) people born in single-parent households

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure indicating that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease.

Linear Relationship

A type of connection between two variables where the change in one is directly proportional to the change in the other.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A type of distribution where the tail on the right side of the distribution's peak is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the left of the mean.

Distribution

The manner in which a statistical data or a population is spread out or arranged over a range of values.