If you were to conclude, after carefully examining data and using proper evaluation techniques, that a tax credit for attending college benefits the poor more than a tax deduction (of equal total cost to the government)would, you would have engaged in _________ analysis to reach that conclusion.

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Positive analysis involves examining data and facts to reach a conclusion about the world as it is, rather than how it should be. In this case, determining the relative benefits of a tax credit versus a tax deduction based on data is an example of positive analysis.

If You Were to Conclude, After Carefully Examining Data and Using