Which Type of Scale Is the Following

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which type of scale is the following?

• A)Thurstone
• B)monadic rating
• C)constant-sum
• D)behavioral intention

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Definitions:

Price Leadership

An informal method that firms in an oligopoly may employ to set the price of their product: One firm (the leader) is the first to announce a change in price, and the other firms (the followers) soon announce identical or similar changes.

Oligopoly

An oligopoly is a market structure characterized by a small number of firms dominating the market, where each firm has significant control over prices and other market factors.

Collusion

A non-competitive, secret, and often illegal agreement between rivals aiming to disrupt the market's equilibrium by controlling the market price, production, or marketing of goods and services.

Empty Threat

In a sequential game with two players, a noncredible (bluffing) statement made by Player 1 that threatens a penalizing action against Player 2 if Player 2 does something that Player 1 does not want Player 2 to do. Opposite of credible threat.