A Weakness That Could Be Noted About the Unemployment Rate

question 78

Multiple Choice

A weakness that could be noted about the unemployment rate is that it

• A)considers marginally attached workers as unemployed.
• B)does not account for the underutilization of workers.
• C)counts discouraged workers as employed.
• D)over estimates the number of part-time workers.
• E)it does not count part-time workers.

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Definitions:

Risk/Benefit Ratio

An assessment used to evaluate the risk and benefits of a particular action or decision, often applied in healthcare to determine treatment paths.

Potential Stress Component

An element in a person's environment or in their psychological makeup that has the ability to cause stress or anxiety.

Operational Definition

A clear, precise definition of a study variable in terms of the specific methods or procedures used to measure or identify it.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated to test its effects on the dependent variable, to determine causality.