The Primary Purpose of Patents and Copyrights Is to

question 163

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of patents and copyrights is to

• A)provide owners with large profit forever.
• B)protect firms from being taken advantage of by competing firms.
• C)protect domestic firms from foreign competition.
• D)encourage the expenditure of funds on research and development to create new products.

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Definitions:

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that shows the distribution of data points based on a five-number summary: minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

Five-number Summary

A statistical summary that includes the minimum, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile, and the maximum of a data set.

Z-scores

Standardized scores that indicate the number of standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.

Absolute Value

A number's distance from zero on the number line, without considering its direction; denoted by two vertical bars on either side of the number.