Use Random-Variable Notation to Represent the Event Use Random-Variable Notation to Represent the Event That the Student

question 120

Multiple Choice

Use random-variable notation to represent the event.
-The following table displays a frequency distribution for the number of siblings for students in one middle school. For a randomly selected student in the school, let X denote the number of siblings of
The student. $\begin{array}{r|rrrrrrrr}\text { Number of siblings } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { Frequency } & 189 & 245 & 102 & 42 & 24 & 13 & 5 & 2\end{array}$

Use random-variable notation to represent the event that the student obtained has fewer than two siblings.

• A)\(\{ X \leq 2 \}\)
• B) \(\{ X < 2 \}\)
• C) \(\{ 0,1 \}\)
• D) \(P \{ X < 2 \}\)

Recognize the rational expectations theory and its implications for monetary policy decisions.

Understand why a fixed-growth-rate monetary policy is not widely embraced.

Explain the relationship between inflationary expectations and the position or movement of the Phillips curve.

Identify the conditions under which the economy moves along or shifts the short-run Phillips curve.

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