Crowding Out Can Best Be Defined as

question 29

Multiple Choice

Crowding out can best be defined as

• A)higher interest rates caused by restrictive monetary policy, which reduces investment.
• B)higher interest rates caused by restrictive monetary policy, which increases saving and reduces consumption spending.
• C)government budget deficits causing a drop in private borrowing because of higher interest rates.
• D)government budget deficits causing a drop in interest rates, which reduces private saving.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A statistical hypothesis test that doesn't rely on parameter-based assumptions, designed to evaluate whether there's a difference in the population mean ranks of two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on the same sample.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A statistical analysis method void of parametric requirements, designed to assess whether two associated samples, matched pairs, or recurrent measurements on an individual sample exhibit differences in their mean rank in the population.

Rank Sums

A non-parametric statistical measure used to compare the distributions of two independent samples by ranking all observations together and then summing ranks for observations belonging to each sample.

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated value used to determine the relative distance of a data point or sample from the mean of a population, expressed in terms of the standard deviation of the population.