When a college admissions office is trying to predict which students are likely to succeed if they are admitted to that college, the admissions officers are interested in seeing if there is a relationship between SAT or ACT scores and first year
grades. In this example, the SAT or ACT scores would be the
a. predictor variable.
b. measured variable.
c. confirmatory variable.
d. criterion variable.
A
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In the process of economic development, political and social factors
a. have no effect. b. have little effect. c. sometimes matter and sometimes don't. d. contribute to its complexity. e. determine whether or not it happens.
What was the rationale behind the framers' decision to have members of the U.S. Senate appointed by their respective state legislatures?
a. to minimize the effect of federalism b. to insulate the Senate from the tyranny of the majority c. to ensure legislative responsibility to the states d. to maintain Senate dominance over the House of Representatives
A ______ program is an emissions-control policy and market incentive that limits an industry’s emission allowance and allows it to purchase emission permits from other lower emitting industries.
A. proactive policy approach B. cap-and-trade C. CAFÉ standard D. carbon tax
Before the appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, there had been, in the history of the Supreme Court, ________ female justice(s) and ________ black justice(s).
A. two; two B. two; three C. one; four D. two; one E. one; one