Samples Were Drawn from Three Populations $n _ { 1 } = 5 , n _ { 2 } = 6$

question 67

Multiple Choice

Samples were drawn from three populations. The sample sizes were $n _ { 1 } = 5 , n _ { 2 } = 6$ and $n _ { 3 } = 5$ The sample means were $\bar { x } _ { 1 } = 1.95 , \bar { x } _ { 2 } = 1.73 , \text { and } \bar { x } _ { 3 } = 1.44 \text {. }$ The sample standard deviations were $s _ { 1 } = 0.28 , s _ { 2 } = 0.43 , \text { and } s _ { 3 } = 0.48$ The grand mean is $\overline { \bar { x } } = 1.708125$
How many degrees of freedom are there for SSE.

• A) 13
• B) 12
• C) 3
• D) 2

Understand the concept of opportunity cost and how to calculate it using production possibility frontiers.

Identify sources of comparative advantage in international trade.

Explain the difference between absolute and comparative advantage.

Apply the concepts of opportunity cost and comparative advantage to analyze trade patterns between countries.

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