In a debate on the state of the economy Senator X pointed out that the unemployment rates for teenagers, blacks, and hispanics had increased over the last year, while Senator Y stated that the unemployment rate in the United States was at its lowest level in more than 30 years. In this example, aggregate data is being used by:

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Aggregation allows economists to see the big picture at the cost of obscuring the details. Only Senator Y uses aggregate data - the unemployment rate in the United States.

In a Debate on the State of the Economy Senator