If the Real Deficit Is $200 Billion, the Inflation Rate

question 121

Multiple Choice

If the real deficit is $200 billion, the inflation rate is 2.5 percent, and total debt is $2 trillion, then the nominal deficit is:

• A)$100 billion.
• B)$250 billion.
• C)$300 billion.
• D)$350 billion.

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Definitions:

Subject Bias

A tendency for participants in research to respond or behave in a certain way because they are aware they are being studied.

Confounds

Variables that are external to the experimental design itself and can affect the results, thereby casting doubt on the reliability of the conclusions.

Selection Bias

A distortion in statistical analysis resulting from the method of collecting samples.

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in the same direction.