Race Is Used in the Chapter to Refer to a Population

question 60

Multiple Choice

Race is used in the chapter to refer to a population of people who are believed to be

• A)distinct from others in terms of heritage and customs.
• B)naturally or biologically distinct from other populations.
• C)socially distinctive in terms of dress and cultural habits.
• D)victims of systematic discrimination and mistreatment.

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Definitions:

Nominal Measurement

A measurement scale used to categorize data without implying any order or numerical value among the categories.

Effect Size

A numerical assessment that indicates the size of an occurrence or the intensity of a linkage between factors.

Cramér's V

A measure of association between two nominal variables, providing a value between 0 and 1.

Nonparametric Statistical Tests

Statistical tests that do not involve the estimation of population parameters or the assumption that scores for a variable are normally distributed in the larger population.