The State Department of Forests Has Determined That Annual Tree

question 29

True/False

The State Department of Forests has determined that annual tree growth in a particular forest area is normally distributed with a mean equal to 17 inches and a standard deviation equal to 6 inches. Based on this information, it is possible for a randomly selected tree not to have grown any during a year.

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U-1 Measure

A specific metric for unemployment that counts individuals who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer, indicating long-term unemployment.

U-6 Measure

A comprehensive unemployment rate that includes those who are not actively looking for work, those working part-time but seeking full-time employment, and other marginally attached workers, in addition to the unemployed who are actively looking for work.

Marginally Attached Workers

Individuals who are not in the labor force, wishing to be employed and have looked for a job in the recent past but are not currently looking for work.

Labor-Force Participation

The ratio or percentage of the working-age population that is actively employed or seeking employment.