Which of the Following Statements Is a Normative Statement

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a normative statement?

• A) Every American household should have health care insurance coverage.
• B) Military spending as a percent of government spending decreased by 5 percent in the 1990s.
• C) Welfare reform has decreased the amount the government spends on welfare.
• D) The price of computers fell last year.
• E) Fewer people are unemployed this year than last year.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the numbers are.

Normally Distributed

A statistical description of a data set that forms a bell-shaped curve when graphed, indicating that most values are close to the average.

Average Starting Salary

The mean initial compensation that individuals receive when they start a new job, typically used as a benchmark in job offer negotiations.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.