Zachary Notices That Every Time He Washes His Car, It

question 60

Multiple Choice

Zachary notices that every time he washes his car, it rains the next day. He concludes that washing his car causes the next day's rain. Zachary is

• A) definitely confusing correlation with causation.
• B) very probably correct in his conclusion that washing his car causes the next day's rain to fall.
• C) likely correct that there is causation, but the causation is more likely running in the opposite direction in that the upcoming rain was responsible for Zachary's decision to wash his car.
• D) probably misguided in that there is no apparent correlation or causation in this situation.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product Curve

A graph that displays the change in output that results from employing an additional unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.

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A graphical representation that shows how the addition of a unit of labor or capital affects the output of production.