Contractionary Fiscal Policy to Prevent Real GDP from Rising Above

question 302

Multiple Choice

Contractionary fiscal policy to prevent real GDP from rising above potential real GDP would cause the inflation rate to be ________ and real GDP to be ________.

• A)higher; higher
• B)higher; lower
• C)lower; higher
• D)lower; lower

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Definitions:

Average Final Exam Score

The mean score of students' final exams, providing a measure of performance at the end of a course.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information used in the calculation of a statistic, often impacting the critical values in hypothesis testing.

Two Tailed Test

A statistical test that evaluates the possibility of a relationship in both directions, allowing for the rejection of a null hypothesis for extreme values at either end of the probability distribution.

Test-statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test, used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.