Which of the Following Stories Is More Likely to Be

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following stories is more likely to be over-reported by the media?

• A) How health care reform legislation will work for American citizens.
• B) How employers are likely to change health plans in response to health care reform.
• C) How Medicare determines medical service compensation.
• D) Why prescription medicine is more expensive in the United States than in Canada.
• E) How a man had the wrong leg amputated due to hospital error.

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Definitions:

Economics

Economics is the social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

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Scientific procedures undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Natural Experiments

Observational study setups where the variables of interest change naturally, allowing researchers to study outcomes without direct manipulation.

Laboratory Experiments

Controlled testing environments where researchers manipulate variables to study effects in a lab setting.