If the Number of People in the Labour Force ________

question 22

Multiple Choice

If the number of people in the labour force ________, then ________.

• A) increases; the unemployment rate definitely increases
• B) decreases; the labour force participation rate increases
• C) decreases, the unemployment rate does not change
• D) decreases; the unemployment rate definitely decreases
• E) increases; the labour force participation rate increases

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Definitions:

Probability Mass Function

An operation that calculates the chance that a given discrete random variable precisely equals a certain value.

Probability Density Function

A mathematical function that describes the likelihood of a continuous random variable taking on a specific value.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution that is symmetrical about the mean, describing how many data points, given continuous variables, distribute in nature.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in a data set deviate from the mean.