The scientific method uses models to ___________

A. clarify normative disagreements
B. avoid the need to study real questions
C. replicate all the features of the real world
D. focus on those features of reality assumed relevant for understanding a cause and effect relationship


D Answer D uses the definition of an economic model on page 12.

Economics

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Economics