Which one of the following groups has the highest incidence of diabetes in the U. S.?
a. Hispanic Americans
b. Native Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. White Americans
Question 2Goldilocks finds that there is a positive correlation between the presence of baby bears and her level of comfort. This means that:
a. there is an empirical relationship between the two variables.
b. Goldilocks is afraid of bears.
c. the presence of baby bears causes Goldilocks to feel comfortable.
d. there is a cause-effect relationship between the two variables, but we cannot be sure which causes which.
Question 3Which one of the following groups has the lowest incidence of cancer deaths in the United States?
a. Hispanic Americans
b. White Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. Native Americans
Question 4You have been asked to help draw a sample of students with the object being to evaluate a newly proposed grading system. Which statement would you want to guide your sample selection?
a. With a population of 25,000 students, a sample of 25 is okay.
b. Since seniors are more experienced, only include seniors in the sample.
c. Randomly select a sample of 500 students from all students affected by the new grading system.
d. A random sample of 500 students from among those taking a sociology course will be used.
Question 5Compared to Anglo Americans, Hispanics have lower rates of death from:
a. AIDS.
b. influenza.
c. heart disease.
d. acute illness.
e. arterial disease.
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