Explain How Urban Decentralization and the Expansion of Suburbs in the United

question 5

Essay

Explain how urban decentralization and the expansion of suburbs in the United States led to a fiscal crisis of large cities by the 1970s.

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa, indicating an inverse association.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to visually display and assess the relationship between two quantitative variables by plotting data points on a two-dimensional axis.

Bell-Shaped Curve

A graphical representation of a normal distribution, indicating that most occurrences happen near the mean, with fewer observations noted at the extremes.

Coin Flips

A simple randomization technique or decision-making tool where the outcome of a coin toss is used to choose between two alternatives.