Which Statement Describes an Observed Long-Term Trend

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes an observed long-term trend?

• A) Economic growth is accompanied by a more efficient use of scarce resources.
• B) Natural resources are used until their supply completely runs out.
• C) Economists have learned to predict the interrelationships between economic outcomes and the environment with great precision.
• D) Economic growth leads to increases in the rate of population growth.

---

Definitions:

Absolute Value

The non-negative value of a number without regard to its sign; for example, the absolute value of both -5 and 5 is 5.

Variance

A statistical measure that represents the degree of spread or variability of a data set, by calculating the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability within a dataset, indicating how much the individual data points deviate from the mean.

Variance

A measure of variability that describes the spread of a set of data points or the degree of dispersion around the mean.