2A - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 TAKE ONE Calculating confidence The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com irl Miian DAMh 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandailycom bugli@michigandailycam CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Officehours:Sun.-Thurs.nt a.m.--2a.m. 734-763-2454 News Tips news@michigandaily.com c orrectians corrections@michigandaily.com Letters tothe Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photography Department photo@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@moichigandaily.com Few students walking in across the Diag are aware ti that one of the major pre- ti dictors of consumer confi- dence in the United States sit is conducted right here on c campus. h The Michigan Consumer th Sentiment Index, started in it the 1940s, aims to measure m how consumer spending and saving decisions influ- al ence the overall economic er health of the economy, ec according to the University al Survey Research Center's to website. li Researchers at the SRC ar call at least 500 people or once a month from all si states except Hawaii and h Alaska. They ask respon- h dents questions about in their current confidence a] CRIME NOTES Dessert stolen, recovered from Markley WHERE: Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall WHEN: Monday at about 1:05 p.m. WHAT: A Markley resident stole 22 ice cream sandwiches from the Dining Services Department at Markley Mall, University Police reported. The sandwiches were valued at a total $7.96 and were later recovered. Stethoscope swiped WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Monday at about 5:50 p.m. WHAT: A subject stole a stethoscope valued at $60, University Police reported. The stethoscope was left unattended for three days. their financial situa- ons and future economic mes. According to the web- te, the graphs of consumer onfidence and economic ealth show a correlation hat makes the survey a very mportant tool for econo- ists across the country. There are also questions bout unemployment, gov- rnmental actions in the conomic sector and the bility of each respondent o buy various products, ke a car. Survey subjects re asked to respond based n their own financial tuations, their views of ow others are doing and ow they think businesses America are doing over- A1. In addition to giv- ing their opinions on the survey, subjects are also asked to provide an expla- nation for their levels of confidence in the econo- my and the government's economic actions. According to the web- site's description of the survey, these follow-up questions reflect a grow- ing interest in not only projecting what consum- ers will do, but also under- standing why consumers make certain spending and saving decisions. Richard T. 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