After the Terrorist Attacks on September 11,2001,governments Within the United

question 77

Multiple Choice

After the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001,governments within the United States raised expenditures to increase security at airports.These purchases of goods and services are

• A)not included in GDP since they do not represent production.
• B)not included in GDP since the government collects taxes to pay for them.
• C)included in GDP since government expenditures on goods and services are included in GDP.
• D)included in GDP only to the extent that the federal government,rather than state or local governments,paid for them.

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Definitions:

Classification

The process of grouping things based on shared qualities or characteristics.

Nominal Data

Nominal data is a type of categorical data where values or categories cannot be logically ordered or ranked. The data represent labels or names that identify categories of similar items without implying hierarchy.

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Continuous Data

Data that can take on any value within a given range, as opposed to discrete data which can only take on specific values.