Researchers Are Concerned That the Weight of the Average American

question 37

Multiple Choice

Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is increasing implying, among other things, that children's clothing should be manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If X is the weight of school children sampled in a nationwide study, then X is an example of

• A) a discrete random variable.
• B) a parameter.
• C) a continuous random variable.
• D) a categorical random variable.

Understand the concept of consumption possibilities frontier.

Analyze trade opportunities and calculate potential trading ranges based on comparative advantage.

Define and calculate comparative advantage.

Define and calculate opportunity cost.

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