Chapter 2: Q.16 (page 44)
What is the difference between a positive and a normative statement?
Short Answer
A positive statement describes actual results and is based on facts.
Normative statements describe what should be or ought to be
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Chapter 2: Q.16 (page 44)
What is the difference between a positive and a normative statement?
A positive statement describes actual results and is based on facts.
Normative statements describe what should be or ought to be
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