In an investigation of the relationship between political ideology (liberal – conservative) and support for civil liberties such as free speech, a researcher calculated a bivariate gamma of 0.65
After controlling for gender, the partial gamma was 0.60. Which of the following correctly describes this outcome?
a. There seems to be a direct relationship between ideology and support for civil liberties.
b. This relationship appears to be spurious.
c. There is an interactive relationship between ideology and support for civil liberties.
d. Women are much more supportive of civil liberties than men.
ANSWER: a
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