Poverty in the United States Is Defined as Having an Income

question 61

Multiple Choice

Poverty in the United States is defined as having an income that is less than the ____ level that is necessary to provide the basic necessities of life.

• A) sustainable
• B) relative
• C) absolute
• D) lowest quintile

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Definitions:

Expected Frequency

In statistics, the predicted count of occurrences in a category of a contingency table based on probabilities derived from a theoretical distribution.

Sample Size

The number of observations or replicates included in a statistical sample, influencing the study's precision and conclusions.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship between variables, serving as the default position that indicates no effect or change.

Chi-Square Value

A statistic that measures the difference between observed frequencies and the frequencies expected under a specific hypothesis.