Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of a Negative

question 447

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a negative externality?

• A)air pollution from a manufacturing plant.
• B)disrupted sleep from a neighbor's loud music.
• C)an illness caused by secondhand cigarette smoke.
• D)a decrease in your property value from neglecting your lawn and garden.

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The sample mean is the average value of a sample set, calculated by adding together all of the observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Skewed to the Right

Describes a distribution of data that has a tail extending to the right, indicating that the majority of data points are on the left.

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of sample observations, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Sampling Distribution

The framework of chances for a specific statistic, selected randomly.