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Table 4.1: Production Model's Prediction for Per Capita GDP (US = 1)
Fredicted output Observed per capita, y=kˉ1/3per capita GDP  Switzerl and 0.9661.083 United Kingdom 0.8280.876 Japan 0.7601.056 Italy 0.6860.975 Spain 0.6610.944 Brazil 0.2010.559 South Africa 0.1820.546 China 0.1720.528 India 0.0840.394 Burundi 0.0100.180\begin{array}{lll}&\text {Fredicted output }&\text {Observed }\\&\text {per capita, }y = \bar { k } ^ { 1 / 3 }&\text {per capita GDP } \\\hline \text { Switzerl and } & 0.966 & 1.083 \\\text { United Kingdom } & 0.828 & 0.876 \\\text { Japan } & 0.760 & 1.056 \\\text { Italy } & 0.686 & 0.975 \\\text { Spain } & 0.661 & 0.944 \\\text { Brazil } & 0.201 & 0.559 \\\text { South Africa } & 0.182 & 0.546 \\\text { China } & 0.172 & 0.528 \\\text { India } & 0.084 & 0.394 \\\text { Burundi } & 0.010 & 0.180 \\\hline\end{array}
-Consider Table 4.1, which compares the model y=kˉ1/3y = \bar { k } ^ { 1 / 3 } to actual statistical data on per capita GDP. You observe the model:


A) consistently underestimates the level of per capita GDP
B) consistently overestimates the level of per capita GDP
C) does a really good job of estimating the level of per capita GDP
D) clearly contains all factors that affect per capita GDP
E) None of these answers are correct.

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