Table 21 In Table 2

question 53

Multiple Choice

Table 2.1
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \underline { \text { TABLE 2.1 POLITICAL PARTY }}\\\underline { \text { MEMBERSHIP IN TWO }}\\\underline { \text { COMMUNITIES}}\\ \hline \text { PARTY: } & \text { COMMUNITY A } & \text { COMMUNITY B } \\\hline \text { Republican } & 103 & 17 \\\hline \text { Democrat } & 135 & 21 \\\hline \text { Independent } & 17 & 15 \\\hline \text { Socialist } & \underline 9 & \underline {11} \\\hline \text { TOTALS: } & 264 & 64\\\hline\\\end{array}$
In Table 2.1,which community has the higher proportion of Independents?

• A)Community A
• B)Community B
• C)Neither
• D)This proportion can't be determined from the information given.

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Definitions:

Autonomous Consumption

The level of consumption spending that occurs when income is zero, representing the expenditures necessary for basic needs.

APC

Absolute Plate Count, a method used in microbiology to estimate the total number of viable bacteria in a sample. If this is not the intended context, then NO.

Induced Consumption

The portion of spending by households that increases with their income, demonstrating how consumer spending is influenced by changes in income.

Autonomous C

Consumer spending that does not depend on current income, influenced by factors like confidence and wealth, key for understanding economic fluctuations.