The Attributes of a Variable Need to Be Exhaustive and Inclusive

question 10

True/False

The attributes of a variable need to be exhaustive and inclusive in order to have a good measurement procedure.

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Definitions:

Market Shares

The share of a market that a specific company holds, typically represented by the percentage of total market sales it accounts for.

Herfindahl Index

The Herfindahl Index is a measure of market concentration used to determine the intensity of competition within an industry, calculated by summing the squares of the market shares of all firms within the market.

Import Competition

The pressure on domestic companies from foreign producers offering goods or services in the same market.

Herfindahl Index

A measure of market concentration that squares and then sums the market share percentages of all firms within the industry.