A statistical technique used to isolate the individual effects of a number of factors on a single outcome is called

A commercial bank's reserves are equal to the amount of

A) the bank's loans. B) only the currency in its vault. C) currency in the bank's vault plus the balance on its reserve account at a Federal Reserve Bank. D) the bank's deposits. E) the bank's government securities.

If we look at the federal government budget over the past 40 years we see that

A) most years the government budget has been balanced. B) the government has been running a budget deficit since 1997. C) only occasionally has the budget been in deficit. D) most years the budget balance has not been calculated. E) most years the budget has been in deficit.