Which of the Following Is a Normative Economic Statement

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

• A)Rising corn prices have increased the price of corn-based ethanol.
• B)With rising home prices and falling mortgage interest rates, the amount of home foreclosures has decreased.
• C)The federal government is considering increasing regulations on the use of fossil fuels to promote the use of wind power.
• D)Farmers should not be allowed to grow and sell genetically-modified crops.

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Definitions:

Value of t

A statistic used in hypothesis testing that compares the means of two groups to determine if they are significantly different from each other.

Average hourly income

The mean wage per hour received by workers, reflecting compensation for employment.

Margin of error

A measure indicating the range of values within which the true value is likely to fall, with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence interval

An estimated range of values which is likely to include an unknown population parameter, based on the given data.