What Distinguishes a Deductive Approach from an Inductive Approach to Modeling

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Multiple Choice

What distinguishes a deductive approach from an inductive approach to modeling?

• A) An inductive approach begins by looking at the data, whereas a deductive approach develops the implications of a model first.
• B) Inductive modeling uses data, whereas deductive modeling does not.
• C) The deductive approach begins by looking at the data, whereas the inductive approach begins with the model.
• D) The inductive approach does not have conclusions for viable policies, whereas the deductive approach does.

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