Question

Laspeyre's formula has ___________ bias and Paasche's formula has _________ bias.

A an upward, a downward Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B a downward, an upward Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C an upward, an upward Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D a downward, a downward Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Laspeyre's formula has an upward bias and Paasche's formula has a downward bias. This is because Laspeyre’s formula takes base year variables as weights whereas Paasche’s formula takes current year variables as weights.

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