In the Context of Intergenerational Inequality, Regression Toward the Mean

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the context of intergenerational inequality, regression toward the mean is captured by which of the following?

• A)The tendency for inequality to be wider as a country experiences economic growth.
• B)The tendency for countries to diverge in their inequality.
• C)The tendency for income differences across families to get smaller over time as the various families move toward the mean income of the population.
• D)The tendency for the 90-50 wage gap to approach the 50-10 wage gap as a country experiences economic growth.
• E)The tendency for the tax code to erode inequality by targeting the mean tax rate to mean income.

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Sarcomere

Part of a myofibril between adjacent Z disks.

Skeletal Muscle Fiber

A long, cylindrical cell found in skeletal muscles, characterized by multiple nuclei and striations, responsible for voluntary movements.

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The smallest part of an organ or structure that retains all the characteristics of the organ or structure.

ATPase

An enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of ATP into ADP and a free phosphate ion, which releases energy used to drive many processes in living cells.