One accusation made after the BP oil spill in 2010 was that the appropriate regulatory agency had become too lax on enforcing the safety regulations on the drilling rigs because
A) it lacked the necessary funding.
B) the necessary legislation was stalled in Congress.
C) it favored the oil companies.
D) there were no OSHA standards for the oil industry.
E) offshore drilling was too important to the economy.
C
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With respect to impact of motor voter laws, the evidence suggests
A. the number of registrants has not increased but voter turnout has increased slightly. B. the number of registrants has increased somewhat but voter turnout has not increased significantly. C. voter turnout and registration has increased significantly. D. voter turnout and registration has not increased significantly. E. None of these are correct.
In the ________ approach, cases with the same attributes but varying outcomes are compared and contrasted to determine causality
A. method of agreement B. method of quantiles C. method of difference D. method of averages E. method of limits
Which of the following is NOT a key recommendation for constructing good poll questions?
a. avoid double negatives b. keep questions simple c. avoid double barrel questions d. always expect honest answers no matter the question e. questions should not lead respondent to a certain answer
The methods section includes a description of
A) the participants and how they were selected. B) the apparatus, equipment, and materials used. C) the procedures used. D) All of the above