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A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output, is news exposure a significant predictor of depression? A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output, is news exposure a significant predictor of depression?   A) No, because the bootstrap significance value of news exposure is greater than .05. B) Yes, because the p-value for news exposure is .039, which is less than .05. C) Yes, because the bootstrapped confidence interval for news exposure contains zero. D) No, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contain zero.


Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between the amount consumers are prepared to pay for a product or service and the actual price they pay.

Utility

A measure of satisfaction, usefulness or value that a consumer receives from any good or service.

Utility

In economics, the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and what they actually pay.

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