Which of the Following Is True of American Slave Families

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of American slave families in the antebellum South?

• A) A child of a slave could not be sold after he or she had reached three years of age.
• B) Blacks typically had weaker family ties than did whites, due to the uncertainties of their lives.
• C) Up to one-third of families were broken apart by the sale of family members.
• D) Most slaves who ran away did so to avoid punishment.
• E) Newly arrived slaves to a plantation were often shunned by the black community.

Recognize the concept of statistical significance and its role in research findings.

Understand regression toward the mean and its implications for performance and prediction.

Grasp the importance of sample size and variability in accurate estimation of population parameters.

Recognize how sample size and variability affect the likelihood of observing differences between sample means.

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