The Average Family Size Today Is ___________ Persons Per Household

question 56

Multiple Choice

The average family size today is ___________ persons per household.

• A)3.5
• B)3.1
• C)2.5
• D)1.8

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Variation

A standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, expressed as a ratio of the standard deviation to the mean.

Extreme Values

Data points that significantly differ from other observations. They can be unusually high or low and may be considered outliers.

Median

The middle value in a sorted, ascending or descending, list of numbers.

Percentile

A value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it.