Export Intermediaries

question 57

Multiple Choice

Export intermediaries:

• A) help small businesses develop or expand their export markets.
• B) offer borrowers a maximum SBA-guaranteed portion of $1.75 million.
• C) are aimed at offsetting the added risks of doing business abroad, from complex trade rules to unpaid bills.
• D) provide lenders guarantees of up to 90 percent on export loans to ensure that qualified exporters do not lose viable export sales due to a lack of working capital.
• E) provide short-term financing or may purchase the goods to be exported directly from the manufacturer.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between the specified sets of observations, usually representing a statement of no effect or no difference.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis in a statistical test that proposes a difference or effect, opposing the null hypothesis, and is considered true if the null hypothesis is rejected.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that proposes a new theory or relationship, typically suggesting that there is a statistically significant effect or association between variables.

P-value

The likelihood of achieving outcomes as significant as, or more so than what was actually observed in the study, assuming the null hypothesis is true.