An Environmental Program Is ________ If the Net Effect of That

question 17

Multiple Choice

An environmental program is ________ if the net effect of that policy has proportionally ________ effect on low-income people as on high-income people.

• A)proportional; less
• B)regressive; greater
• C)regressive; the same
• D)regressive; less

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated or controlled by the researcher to investigate their effects on dependent variables.

Numerator

The top number in a fraction that represents the part of the whole that is being considered.

Denominator

The bottom number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the item or group is divided into.

Categorical Variable

A variable with categorical data.