Use the Accompanying Table, Which Represents the Distribution of Income

question 114

Multiple Choice

Use the accompanying table, which represents the distribution of income in the countries of Mateer and Coppock, to answer questions. $\begin{array} { l }\text { Mateer }&\text { Coppock }\\20 \text { residents total }&20 \text { resilents total }\\10 \text { residents earn } \$ 100,000 \text { each }&10 \text { resilents eamn } \$ 75,000 \text { each }\\10 \text { residents earn } \$ 10,000 \text { each }&10 \text { resilents eamn } \$ 25,000 \text { each }\\\end{array}$

-What is the degree of income inequality in Coppock?

• A) 0.3
• B) 3
• C) 30
• D) 300
• E) 25,000

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the manipulation of the independent variable.

Interaction Effect

A situation in statistical analysis where the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable is different at different levels of another independent variable.

Main Effect

The effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable, isolated from other variables in an experimental study.

Simple Effect

The effect of one independent variable at a particular level of another independent variable in a factorial design.