Which of These Is an Example of Ethnographic Analogy

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of ethnographic analogy?

• A) observing the use of tools by contemporary societies to determine how they were used thousands of years ago
• B) using eyewitness accounts of tool use from thousands of years ago to determine how tools were used in the past
• C) comparing the ways in which two contemporary cultures use the same set of tools
• D) using the tools found in the archaeological record to piece together an ancient culture's religious customs

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Comparative Advantage

The competence of an individual, firm, or nation to forge a good or render a service with a lower forfeited opportunity compared to others in the market.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, usually defined as the ratio of outputs produced to inputs used.

Opportunity Costs

The cost of foregoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing one option over another.

Opportunity Cost

The financial consequence of rejecting the subsequent optimal choice when deciding.