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book Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker cover

Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker

النسخة 9الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-1305507111
book Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker cover

Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker

النسخة 9الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-1305507111
تمرين 2
An economist notices that sunspot activity is high just prior to recessions and concludes that sunspots cause recessions. The economist has
A) confused association with causation.
B) misunderstood the ceteris paribus assumption.
C) used normative economics to answer a positive question.
D) built an untestable model.
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Correct answer is 'A'.
The economist has failed in choosing an appropriate variable. He is confused in setting the right associative and causative variable for recession.
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