Identify Each of the Following as Nominal or Real Variables

question 459

Essay

Identify each of the following as nominal or real variables.
a. the physical output of goods and services
b. the overall price level
c. the dollar price of apples
d. the price of apples relative to the price of oranges
e. the unemployment rate
f. the amount that shows up on your paycheck after taxes
g. the amount of goods you can purchase with the wage you get each hour
h. the taxes that you pay the government

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution curve, where most occurrences take place in the middle of the range and fewer on the extremes, characterized by mean and standard deviation.

Population Proportion

The ratio of members in a subset of the population who have a particular attribute to the total number of members in the population.

Point Estimate

A solitary figure or metric that represents the most probable estimate or optimal prediction for a population parameter, derived from sample data.

Margin of Error

The maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.