Determine if the following statement is normative or positive: Households that participate in SNAP purchase more calorie-dense foods that may increase obesity. a.Normative b. Positive c. Both

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Determine if the following statement is normative or positive: Households that participate in SNAP purchase more calorie-dense foods that may increase obesity.

a.Normative
b. Positive
c. Both
d. Neither
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Positive Economic:

The positive economic deals with the issues or things as they exist. It studies the actual things or data that does not encompass any modification. For example, the Population is rising, Real income rises, etc.

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