Making Use of an Economic Model Is a Process of

question 60

Multiple Choice

Making use of an economic model is a process of

• A) solving hundreds of simultaneous equations.
• B) running experiments to determine how changes in the endogenous variables will change the exogenous variables.
• C) running experiments to determine how changes in the exogenous variables will change the endogenous variables.
• D) resolving inconsistencies in the actions of economic agents.
• E) determining how a closed economy is linked to an open economy.

Grasp the importance of controlling variables in experimental research.

Understand basic statistical concepts used in psychological research.

Understand different measures of central tendency and their sensitivity to extreme scores.

Grasp the concepts of variability and how it differs from measures of central tendency.

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