Explain Why Intermediate Goods and Used Goods Do Not Count

question 98

Essay

Explain why intermediate goods and used goods do not count in gross domestic product (GDP).

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction or percentage of individuals in a population that have a particular characteristic.

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Individuals who are registered or typically vote for candidates from the Republican Party in the United States.

Confidence Interval

A range of values used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a given level of confidence.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points that are selected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.