The Dependency Burden Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

The dependency burden is

• A)a measure of the degree to which the less developed countries are dependent on the rich industrial countries.
• B)the average number of children that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime.
• C)the number of babies born per 1000 persons.
• D)the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age.

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Definitions:

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of scores on many psychological tests where most occurrences take place in the middle of the distribution.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

Raw Scores

The original, unaltered scores obtained directly from a test or assessment without any normalization or transformation.

Test-retest Reliability

This refers to the consistency of scores on a test or assessment when the same individuals take the test again under similar conditions after a time interval.