Brandon Is Confused

question 38

Multiple Choice

Brandon is confused. He just read a study where the research questions examined gender differences and the analysis used was Spearman's rho. It
Appears that there is a flaw in which section of the research report?

• A) results
• B) discussion
• C) method
• D) introduction

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Definitions:

Marginal Rate of Substitution

The rate at which a consumer is willing to give up one good in exchange for another, keeping utility constant.

Rational

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Indifference Curves

A graph representing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent, showing equal levels of utility.

Preference Map

A relationship between two variables, X and Y, in which a decrease in X is associated with a decrease in Y, and an increase in X is associated with an increase in Y.