If the Cost of a Market Basket Is $200 in 2006

question 27

Multiple Choice

If the cost of a market basket is $200 in 2006 and $230 in 2007, the price index for 2007 using 2006 as the base year is _____.

• A) 1.00
• B) 1.15
• C) 1.30
• D) 2.00

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Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

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Alternative Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that proposes a difference or effect, contrasting the null hypothesis.

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