Quantitative Easing Refers to Regular Open Market Operations by the Fed

question 216

True/False

Quantitative easing refers to regular open market operations by the Fed to increase the money supply.

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Definitions:

Confounds

Variables that could potentially contaminate or influence the outcome of an experiment, making it hard to interpret the effects of the primary variables of interest.

Factorial Design

An experimental strategy in which factors are varied together to examine their interaction effects on a response variable.

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or changed in an experiment to test their effects on dependent variables.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is observed and measured for changes, which are thought to be influenced by the manipulation of the independent variable.