Which of the following is not correct?
A) Evaluating statements about how the world should be involves values as well as facts.
B) Positive statements can,in principle,be confirmed or refuted by examining evidence.
C) Normative statements can be judged using data alone.
D) Deciding what is good or bad policy is not just a matter of science.
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Q19: Economists view positive statements as
A)affirmative,justifying existing economic
Q20: Normative statements are
A)prescriptive,whereas positive statements are descriptive.
B)descriptive,whereas
Q21: "Ensuring that Social Security is financially sound
Q22: When an economist evaluates a positive statement,he
Q23: Which of the following is not an
Q25: A positive economic statement such as "Pollution
Q26: When economists make
A)positive statements,they are speaking not
Q27: Normative conclusions
A)come from positive analysis alone.
B)are based
Q28: A normative economic statement such as "The
Q29: In principle,we can
A)ignore positive statements when choosing
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