If the Consumer Price Index for a Certain Year Is

question 45

Multiple Choice

If the Consumer Price Index for a certain year is 120, this means that the average price of consumer items in that year was

• A) 20 percent higher than the average price in the base period 1982-84.
• B) about $120 per basket of consumer goods and services.
• C) 120 percent higher than the average price in the base period 1982-84.
• D) 20 percent higher than the average price of the preceding year.

Understand the concept and purpose of a control group in experimental studies.

Recognize the importance of random assignment in reducing preexisting differences between experimental groups.

Identify the independent and dependent variables in an experimental study.

Distinguish between different types of research methods (experimental, correlational, case study) and their applications.

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