In recent years, there have been increases in the size of golf club drivers and the methods and materials used for making them have improved. Which problem in the construction of the CPI is this change in drivers most relevant to?
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substitution bias |
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introduction of new goods |
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unmeasured quality change |
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income bias |
The bias due to change in method and materials is related to unmeasured quality change, hence the price change is due to the change in quality however CPI measured it as inflation. Hence option c is correct
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