The Principle That Those Earning Higher Incomes or Those Owning

question 213

Multiple Choice

The principle that those earning higher incomes or those owning more property should pay more taxes is known as:

• A)The ability-to-pay principle
• B)The progressive tax principle
• C)The proportional tax principle
• D)The regressive tax principle
• E)The desire of the government to spend more funds

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Significance

The likelihood that an observed difference or relationship in data did not occur by chance, often measured through statistical tests.

Regression

A statistical method used to examine the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Residuals

The differences between observed values and the values predicted by a statistical model, indicating the accuracy of the model's predictions.