US Government Debt That Is Not Held by the Public

question 42

Multiple Choice

U.S. government debt that is not held by the public often is not counted in economic analyses because it is:

• A) paid out to U.S. citizens.
• B) debt to a very large institution.
• C) an asset transfer from one branch of government to another.
• D) part of the Social Security system.
• E) rolled over into new debt.

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Equal Length

A term often used in data visualization or statistical analysis to describe intervals, bars, or bins that all have the same size or duration.

Normal Probability Distribution

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A property where a shape or figure is identical on both sides of a dividing line or plane, indicating balance and proportion.

Standard Deviation

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