the collection and reliability of data

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  • Created on: 18-09-13 13:00
scienitific method
1) theories need to be tested 2) data might be used to refute/support a theory
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macro-economic data
1) very reliable statistically 2) don't provide good measure of relevant economic variable 3) collected from a wide variety of sources
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nominal values
values that are unadjusted for inflation and are expressed at current prices
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real values
data adjusted for inflation
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surveys
only reliable if there's accurate sampling and measuring, and not as accurate as a complete count
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macro-economic data

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1) very reliable statistically 2) don't provide good measure of relevant economic variable 3) collected from a wide variety of sources

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nominal values

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real values

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surveys

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