Which of the Following Is True

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A)When resources are allocated on the basis of personal characteristics,all people who are willing and able to pay the price get the resource.
• B)When the range of activities to be monitored is large and complex,a command system allocates resources better than a market price.
• C)When a market price allocates resources,some people who are willing and able to pay that price don't get the resource.
• D)Force provides the state with an effective method of transferring wealth from the rich to the poor.
• E)When resources are allocated by force,people with the "right" characteristics get the resources.

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Definitions:

Validity

The degree to which a research study or testing instrument accurately measures what it intends to measure.

Interval Measures

A scale of measurement where the difference between any two consecutive measures is the same, but it does not have a true zero point, e.g., temperature scales.

Equal Intervals

A measurement scale where the difference between values is the same across the scale.

True Zero

A point on a scale which represents a complete absence of the measured entity, not merely an arbitrary point.