What is the difference between causation and correlation? In your answer, please give an example.
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In social science research as well as common parlance, a “correlation” is simply a statement that two things are related. If you see one, chances are that you will see the other. But that’s the extent of the information carried by the statement of correlation. A causal declaration, by contrast, communicates much more. A change in the state of one thing brings about (in full or in part) a change in the state of another. It carries with it claims about time order and the elimination of alternative explanations for the observed relationship. The student should provide an example that demonstrates this difference.
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Define gerrymandering in congressional districts.
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The first guest workers in Germany generally came from a. Turkey
b. Latin America. c. Africa. d. its former colonies. e. northern Europe.
The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between the __________.
A. large and small states regarding the executive branch B. large and small states regarding representation C. northern and southern states regarding representation D. northern and southern states regarding slavery E. Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the executive branch
The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:
A) stated that voting rights could not be abridged on account of race. B) guaranteed equal protection to all citizens under the law. C) held that voting rights would not be denied on account of sex. D) granted freedom to slaves. E) granted the right to keep and bear arms.