A Prediction Market Involves

question 43

Multiple Choice

A prediction market involves:

• A) leveraging customers to virally promote a firm's products or services.
• B) aggregating the opinions of a specialized group of experts who analyze a problem and suggest solutions.
• C) making calculated estimates on the prices of goods and services based on the speculation of a group of experts.
• D) polling a diverse crowd and aggregating opinions to form a forecast of an eventual outcome.
• E) trading on essential goods and services with a view of making a profit by hiking prices at a time of high demand.

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Definitions:

Microsystem

In bioecological systems theory, the innermost level of context, which includes an individual’s immediate physical and social environment.

Mesosystem

In bioecological systems theory, the relations and interactions among microsystems.

Exosystem

In bioecological systems theory, social settings in which an individual does not participate but has an indirect influence on development.

Macrosystem

In bioecological systems theory, the sociohistorical context—cultural values, laws, and societal norms and values—in which the microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem are embedded, posing indirect influences on individuals.