The Carters' Oldest Son Attends Big State University

question 219

Multiple Choice

The Carters' oldest son attends Big State University. He and his parents pay all his fees and tuition. These payments count in GDP as

• A)investment.
• B)government spending.
• C)consumption of services.
• D)consumption of durable goods.

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Definitions:

Criterion Variable

Variable in a correlational research study predicted by a predictor variable.

Predictor Variables

Independent variables used in regression analyses to predict or explain variations in the dependent variable.

Linear Regression

Statistical procedure in which a straight line is fitted to a set of data to best represent the relationship between two variables.

Multiple Correlation

A statistical technique that measures the strength of a relationship between one dependent variable and two or more independent variables.