Which of the Following Situations Probably Would Not Yield a Negative

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations probably would not yield a negative externality?

• A)a rock concert in the quad next to the library
• B)one person who is smoking cigarettes in a closed room where several other people are present
• C)a tutor quietly instructs a student in economics as a bystander willingly listens in without the tutor knowing it
• D)mowing your lawn early on a Saturday morning when you live in a densely populated neighborhood
• E)All of the above situations would yield negative externalities.

---

Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Scores

Numerical values that represent the result of an evaluation or measurement.

Z Score

A statistical measure that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, expressed in units of standard deviation.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much individual data points deviate from the mean.