A study of traffic violations on a busy highway findsthat the number of tickets for speeding written byofficers tends to decrease on rainy days. A policesergeant explains that driver behavior could be aconfounding variable.Which statement best explains the confoundingvariable in this study?On sunny days, more tickets for speeding arewritten than on rainy days.Officers are less likely to want to leave theirpolice cars to write tickets on rainy days.Drivers may drive more carefully on rainy days,so the number of speeding tickets decreases.O Drivers are more likely to speed on rainy days toget to their destination faster.

As the number of tickets for speeding are higher on sunny days, reflects that the drivers may find…

study of traffic violations on a busy highway finds nat the number of tickets for speeding written by fficers tends to decrease on rainy days. A police ergeant explains that driver behavior could be a onfounding variable. Vhich statement best explains the confounding ariable in this study? O On sunny days, more tickets for speeding are written than on rainy days. O Officers are less likely to want to leave their police cars to write tickets on rainy days. O Drivers may drive more carefully on rainy days, so the number of speeding tickets decreases. Drivers are more likely to speed on rainy days to get to their destination faster.

study of traffic violations on a busy highway finds nat the number of tickets for speeding written by fficers tends to decrease on rainy days. A police ergeant explains that driver behavior could be a onfounding variable. Vhich statement best explains the confounding ariable in this study? O On sunny days, more tickets for speeding are written than on rainy days. O Officers are less likely to want to leave their police cars to write tickets on rainy days. O Drivers may drive more carefully on rainy days, so the number of speeding tickets decreases. Drivers are more likely to speed on rainy days to get to their destination faster.

Microeconomic Theory

12th Edition

ISBN:9781337517942

Author:NICHOLSON

Publisher:NICHOLSON

Chapter4: Utility Maximization And Choice

Section: Chapter Questions

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