The Process by Which Researchers Try to Figure Out Ways

question 57

Short Answer

The process by which researchers try to figure out ways of judging, categorizing, and analyzing qualitative data is known as ___________ analysis.

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Definitions:

ATC

Average Total Cost, the total cost divided by the quantity of output produced; it's a measure of per-unit production cost.

MC

Short for marginal cost, it represents the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

Herfindahl Index

An economic measure of market concentration, calculated by summing the squares of the market shares of all competitors within an industry.

Industry Concentration

A measure of the extent to which a small number of firms dominate the total production, sales, or market share in an industry.