What Is Social Hierarchy

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is social hierarchy?

• A) the status a person acquires as a result of merit
• B) social arrangements in which some groups or individuals are elevated above others
• C) a system of social arrangements that make society more egalitarian
• D) a group of people who control a given social institution

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Definitions:

Point Estimate

A single value derived from sample data that serves as the best guess or estimation of an unknown population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of figures, coming from sample data, predicted to hold the value of a hidden population characteristic.

Sampling Error

The error that occurs due to observing a sample instead of the whole population, which may cause sample statistics to differ from the actual population parameters.

Confidence Interval

A statistical interval estimating the range within which a population parameter is expected to lie, based on sample data and a specified confidence level.