Which of the Following Is an Important Lesson That Can

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an important lesson that can be drawn from the experience of the Great Depression?

• A) Frequent shifts in monetary policy can help smooth out unstable economic conditions during a recession.
• B) Trade restrictions can "save jobs" and expand total employment during an economic downturn.
• C) The good intentions of political decision-makers are no substitute for sound policy.
• D) The federal government should always balance its budget during a recession.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

In statistical analysis, it is the presumption that there is no effect or no difference and serves as the default or starting assumption for testing.

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Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Standard Deviation

A measure of how spread out numbers are in a dataset, indicating the variation or dispersion around the mean.