All Other Factors Being Equal, What Are the Chances That

question 46

Multiple Choice

All other factors being equal, what are the chances that a guest worker will head toward southern Italy rather than Germany or Belgium?

• A) Very high (very likely).
• B) Very low (not very likely).
• C) About even (neither more or less likely).
• D) There is no data that would help us make such a guess.
• E) A guest worker would be almost guaranteed to seek work in southern Italy.

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