Early Adopters of New Technologies Tend to Be

question 77

Multiple Choice

Early adopters of new technologies tend to be

• A) Smaller, profitable, and generic companies.
• B) Risk-averse and flexible individuals.
• C) Less educated and unable to cope with uncertainty and abstraction.
• D) Critical to the success of a new technology.
• E) The most adventuresome and willing to take risks.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The count of independent variables or measurements that can be allocated to a statistical distribution, subtracting the quantity of estimated parameters.

Number of Blocks

In experimental design, the total count of groups or sets into which experimental units are divided for the purpose of minimizing variance due to confounding variables.

Randomized Block Design

A statistical experiment design that aims to reduce variability among experimental units by grouping them into blocks before randomly assigning treatments.

Significant Interaction

Indicates a combined effect of two or more variables on a dependent variable that is greater than the sum of their individual effects.