Dioxin Emission That Results from the Production of Paper Is

question 462

Multiple Choice

Dioxin emission that results from the production of paper is a good example of a negative externality because

• A)self-interested paper firms are generally unaware of environmental regulations.
• B)there are fines for producing too much dioxin.
• C)self-interested paper producers will not consider the full cost of the dioxin pollution they create.
• D)toxic emissions are the best example of an externality.

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Frequency Polygons

A graphical display of statistical data to show the distribution of values using lines that connect points representing the frequencies of categories.

Variability

Describes how spread out or scattered the data points are in a dataset.

Distribution Aspects

Features and characteristics of how data points or values are spread across a range for a particular variable.

Frequency

Number of participants in a sample corresponding to a value of a variable.