Arrange the Lettered Items Below in Order of Increasingly Favorable

question 303

Essay

Arrange the lettered items below in order of increasingly favorable emotive meaning. Instructor and/or students may want to fuss about some of our rankings in these problems. We've said (a) = (b) when (a) and (b) seem equally favorable to us.
Karl's diet really took the pounds off; he looks really
a. slender.
b. thin.
c. svelte.
d. trim.

Identify and calculate the mean value in a set of scores.

Understand the effects of new data points on mean value.

Interpret percentile points and their significance in data distribution.

Discuss the impact of data skewness and choices of measures of central tendency.

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Definitions:

MPS

The marginal propensity to save, which is the proportion of an increase in income that is saved rather than spent on consumption.

Disposable Income

Funds at households' discretion for savings and spending pursuits after the deduction of income taxes.

Autonomous Consumption

The minimum level of consumption that would still occur even if a consumer had no income, based on basic needs and obligations.

MPS

Marginal Propensity to Save, which is the fraction of an increase in income that is not spent on an increase in consumption.