The Clean Air Act of 1990 Provided for the Use

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Clean Air Act of 1990 provided for the use of buying and selling of pollution permits to combat acid rain. What type of policy instrument does this describe?

• A) market incentives
• B) public education
• C) privatization
• D) subsidies

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Definitions:

Relative Frequency Distribution

A table or chart that displays the relative frequencies of different categories or values in a dataset.

Class Boundaries

The values that sit between classes in a frequency distribution, used for continuous data to separate different classes.

Discrete Data

Data that can only take on specific values and cannot be made more precise by further measuring or subdividing.

Skewed Left

A distribution characterized by a longer tail on the left side, suggesting that the bulk of data is concentrated to the right of the mean.