Multiple Choice
The use of statistics in economics is
A) to test predictions and to estimate the values of variables in economic theories.
B) to study how the economic system should perform basic economic functions.
C) to model nature.
D) for descriptive purposes only.
E) entirely devoid of ethical judgments.
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