All Statistical Studies Should Follow the Principle of Confidentiality

question 12

Multiple Choice

All statistical studies should follow the principle of confidentiality. This means that

• A) information about individual subjects is never made public.
• B) the identities of the subjects are not known, even to the researchers.
• C) information about who paid for the study is never made public.
• D) the results and conclusions of the study are never made public.

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Definitions:

Public Saving

The portion of a government's budget that is left after accounting for all its spending, essentially the government budget surplus.

National Saving

The total amount of saving in a country, comprising both private and public saving.

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Managed Mutual Funds

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