Which of the Following Is an Example of a Bad

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a bad research question?

• A)Do students attending high schools that offer sex education have lower teen pregnancy rates than those schools that do not?
• B)Is premarital sex immoral?
• C)Do teens who begin to engage in sexual relations when they are younger than 15 have lower self-esteem than teens who wait to begin until they are over 18?
• D)Does an absence of reliable birth control information increase the chances that sexually active teens will catch and spread sexually transmitted diseases?
• E)Does the age at which young men first engage in sexual intercourse differ among those who live in rural areas,small towns,suburbs,and large cities?

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Market Failure

A scenario in which the distribution of goods and services through an unregulated market leads to inefficiency, frequently resulting in a decrease in overall societal well-being.

Government Policies

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Theorem

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Externalities

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