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EMPIRICAL: Based on or relating to real world data or analysis. Empirical should be contrasted with the theoretical. Whereas theoretical refers to abstract representations, empirical is actual real world observations. Empirical observation is critical to the scientific method. Once an hypothesis implied by a theory, empirical observation is key to the verification process.
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OPPORTUNITY COST, PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES The production possibilities analysis, which is the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology, can be used to illustrate opportunity cost--the highest valued alternative foregone in the pursuit of an activity.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall seeking to buy either decorative picture frames or storage boxes for your income tax returns. Be on the lookout for telephone calls from long-lost relatives. Your Complete Scope
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The first U.S. fire insurance company was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1752 in Philadelphia.
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"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. " -- Cato, Roman orator
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PBOT Phildelphia Board of Trade
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