The Assignment Problem Is Equivalent to a Transportation Problem with

question 57

Multiple Choice

The assignment problem is equivalent to a transportation problem with

• A) the sums of all rows and columns equal to one.
• B) binary decision variables.
• C) non-negativity constraints removed.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

Refers to how well an experiment is conducted and whether it measures what it's supposed to measure, without being confounded by other factors.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated to observe its effects on a dependent variable.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study provides evidence that a causal relationship exists between the variables it examines, free from confounding factors.

Random Assignment

Use of a random "chance" procedure (such as a random number generator or coin toss) to determine the condition in which an individual will participate.