Changes in Stock Prices

question 97

Multiple Choice

Changes in stock prices

• A)do not affect people's wealth and their willingness to spend.
• B)affect firms' decisions to sell stock to finance investment spending.
• C)occur in regular patterns.
• D)are unimportant to decision makers.

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Definitions:

Causal Relationships

A connection between two events where one is understood to be directly responsible for causing the other.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the variable being tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.

Independent Variables

Independent variables are factors or conditions in experiments that are manipulated or changed by researchers to determine their effects on dependent variables.

Informed Consent

Informed consent is a process in healthcare and research ensuring that a participant or patient is fully aware of all potential risks and implications before agreeing to treatment or participation.