Local Governments with Professional Managers Are Less Likely to Adopt

question 14

True/False

Local governments with professional managers are less likely to adopt program and performance budgeting than are those with strong mayor systems.

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Definitions:

Monte Carlo Simulation

A computational algorithm that relies on repeated random sampling to obtain numerical results, often used to model probabilities of different outcomes in a complex system.

Random Numbers

A sequence of numbers or symbols that cannot be reasonably predicted better than by a random chance, often used in simulations and statistical sampling.

Standard Probability Distributions

Specific mathematical functions that provide the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes for a particular phenomenon.