Refer to the information provided in Table 36.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 36.1
A study to determine the effect that the weight of an average 6 ft. tall man has on the incidence of Type 2 diabetes was conducted in a small town. The six participants and their corresponding weights are listed in the table.
-Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 725: Refer to Table 36.1. When using regression discontinuity, if this study had a threshold of 180 pounds, the outcomes of which individuals would be compared?
A) all six individuals
B) Franklin and Darius
C) Abe and Franklin
D) Boris, Calvin, Darius, and Eddie

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Refer to the information provided in Table 36.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 36.1
  A study to determine the effect that the weight of an average 6 ft. tall man has on the incidence of Type 2 diabetes was conducted in a small town. The six participants and their corresponding weights are listed in the table.
-Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 725: Refer to Table 36.1. When using regression discontinuity, if this study had a threshold of 180 pounds, the outcomes of which individuals would be compared?
A) all six individuals 
B) Franklin and Darius 
C) Abe and Franklin 
D) Boris, Calvin, Darius, and Eddie

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The Answer of Refer to the information provided in Table 36.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 36.1
  A study to determine the effect that the weight of an average 6 ft. tall man has on the incidence of Type 2 diabetes was conducted in a small town. The six participants and their corresponding weights are listed in the table.
-Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 725: Refer to Table 36.1. When using regression discontinuity, if this study had a threshold of 180 pounds, the outcomes of which individuals would be compared?
A) all six individuals 
B) Franklin and Darius 
C) Abe and Franklin 
D) Boris, Calvin, Darius, and Eddie

Refer to the Information Provided in Table 36