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Chapter 2: Inferences from Facts.
Question 1 of 3
George uses the descendants of Confucius in China as a test of the Malthusian rate of increase. What was the actual number of descendants 2,150 years after his death, versus the Malthusian prediction?
A
Exactly the number Malthus predicted
B
About 22,000 souls actually, versus a Malthusian prediction in the octillions
C
About 2 million actually, versus a predicted 1 million
D
The line went extinct entirely
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