Which of the Following Would Not Be Considered an Automatic

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be considered an automatic stabilizer?

• A)Welfare payments
• B)Unemployment compensation
• C)Income tax
• D)Defense spending

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Definitions:

Absolute Value

Refers to the distance of a number from 0 on the number line, without considering direction.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical index measuring the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Average Error

A statistical measure that averages the absolute differences between the observed values and the values predicted by a model.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment to observe its effect on the dependent variable.