Finding Relationships Using Statistics

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Statistics is used in finding relationships between different economic factors such as:

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Statistics is used in finding relationships between different economic factors such as:

  1. Only demand and supply
  2. Price and demand, supply and price, income and expenditure ✓ Correct
  3. Only imports and exports
  4. Only saving and investment
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation

Statistics is used to find relationships between economic factors like: price and demand, supply and its own price, average income and consumption expenditure, government expenditure and general price level.

Key Points:
  • Whether relationships exist can be verified by statistical methods.
  • Economists can test assumptions about relationships using statistics.
  • Statistical techniques help predict changes in one factor due to another.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
  • A, C, D: Statistics covers multiple relationships, not just one pair.

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This multiple choice question is from CH-1: Introduction, NCERT Books, Statistics for Economics. It has 4 options with a detailed explanation of the correct answer. Practice more MCQs from CH-1: Introduction to strengthen your preparation.

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