The Aggregate Demand Curve Is Negatively Sloped Because

question 69

Multiple Choice

The aggregate demand curve is negatively sloped because:

• A) higher prices cause a substitution of foreign goods for domestic goods.
• B) higher prices will erode the value of financial assets that have values fixed in dollar terms.
• C) higher prices will lead to an increase in interest rates.
• D) All of the above.

Recognize the limitations and accuracies of bootstrap confidence intervals with small samples.

Understand the application of different bootstrap confidence interval methods (e.g., percentile, BCa) depending on the bias and sample size.

Apply the concept of resampling with replacement in the bootstrap method.

Analyze the effect of sample size on the reliability of bootstrap inference.

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