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You Have Been Hired as a Consultant to Estimate the Demand

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You have been hired as a consultant to estimate the demand for various brands of coffee in the market. You are provided with annual price data for two years by U.S. state and the quantities sold. You want to estimate a demand function for coffee using this data. What problems do you think you will encounter if you estimated the demand equation by OLS?


Definitions:

Faulty Cognitions

Faulty Cognitions are distorted or irrational thoughts that can lead to erroneous beliefs and negative behavior patterns.

Irrational Beliefs

Thoughts that are not based on reality or logical reasoning, often leading to negative emotions.

Ellis

Referring to Albert Ellis, a psychologist known for developing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which focuses on identifying irrational beliefs to change emotional and behavioral responses.

Socratic Method

A form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions.

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