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Student book questions
16.2 Ask questions and conduct research
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Check your learning 16.2
Remember and understand
1 What do economists do first before reaching their own conclusions?
2 Give three examples of what an economist might use as a source.
Apply and analyse
3 Siew has been asked to find out how many small businesses operate in her local area. Suggest how
she could find the answer to this question.
4 Lachlan believes that his family’s fish and chip business would do better if they advertised online. How
might Lachlan test this belief?
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Evaluate and create
5 Develop five questions that you think may assist an economist or businessperson in deciding if it is a
good idea to start a business in their local area. Create a planning table similar to that used in Source
1.
Key inquiry question
Information needed
Possible sources of information