The Average Annual Rate of Population Increase in the Philippines

question 36

Multiple Choice

The average annual rate of population increase in the Philippines from 2000 to 2010 was about 2 percent. Based on this rate of growth, the population of the Philippines will double in about:

• A) 7 years
• B) 11 years
• C) 35 years
• D) 46 years

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A breadth of values, resulting from sample statistics, presumed to harbor the value of an undetected population parameter.

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that a statistical parameter (e.g., mean) for a population lies within a specified confidence interval.

Confidence Interval

An expanse of values, culled from sample statistics, believed to hold the value of a cryptic population parameter.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that summarizes a characteristic of an entire population, such as its mean or standard deviation.