If Discouraged Workers Were Counted as Unemployed, the Measured Unemployment

question 181

True/False

If discouraged workers were counted as unemployed, the measured unemployment rate would increase.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or selected by the researcher to determine their effects on dependent variables.

Sum of Squares

Sum of squares is a statistical technique that measures the dispersion or variation within a data set, by summing the squares of deviations from the mean.

Multiple Coefficient of Determination

A statistic that represents the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is predictable from a set of independent variables.

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable in a study, experiment, or statistical model that is influenced or predicted by another variable (or variables).