The CBS Evening News reported on May 28, 2010, that 1.3 million high school
students drop out of high school every year, noting that equals 7,000 every day or one
every 26 seconds.
In providing this explanation of the larger number, the report _____.
A) used a surplus of statistics to make the evidence more impressive
B) presented the statistical information in clear, meaningful terms
C) avoided descriptive statistics, since they would appear unwieldy
D) used the mean as the average, as it is more reliable than the median or mode
B
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a) Hawthorne effect; by recognizing the importance of individual workers in the overall process of productio b) Theory X–Theory Y; by accepting the basic assumptions about the nature of individual workers inherent in both scientific and humanistic theories of management and organization c) Participative management; by basing an employee-centered management on effectively functioning groups linked together structurally throughout the organization d) Principles of coordination; by characterizing conflict as potentially constructive and describing collective responsibility and integration as supportive of business excellence
One day you notice new neighbors moving in across the street. Because you have never interacted with them before, you are uncertain about what they are like. You decide to walk over and talk to them. Based on this description, which best explains why you decided to reduce uncertainty?
A. behavioral uncertainty B. anticipation of future interaction C. reciprocity D. conventional politeness