In USrecessions,growth in Total Consumption Is ________,Which Is ________ with the the Workings

question 40

Multiple Choice

In U.S.recessions,growth in total consumption is ________,which is ________ with the workings of the permanent-income and life-cycle hypotheses.

• A)largely uninterrupted,perfectly consistent
• B)largely uninterrupted,rather inconsistent
• C)noticeably reduced,perfectly consistent
• D)noticeably reduced,rather inconsistent

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in scientific research or statistical modeling that is expected to change or respond when another variable (the independent variable) is altered.

Independent Variable

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Residual Analysis

The analysis of the residuals used to determine whether the assumptions made about the regression model appear to be valid. Residual analysis is also used to identify outliers and influential observations.

Regression Model

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