The Assumption That Individuals Will Not Intentionally Make Decisions That

question 339

Multiple Choice

The assumption that individuals will not intentionally make decisions that will leave them worse off is known as

• A) microeconomic analysis.
• B) macroeconomic analysis.
• C) a model or theory.
• D) the rationality assumption.

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Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of quantities.

Point Estimate

A single value estimate of a population parameter that serves as the best guess or prediction of the parameter.

Confidence Limits

Confidence limits define the range within which a population parameter is estimated to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Standard Error

A measure of the dispersion or spread of sample means around the population mean.