Gamma is an appropriate measure of association to use when both variables are:
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
b. ordinal
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In a 4x2 factorial design, there are
a. two independent variables with 4 levels on one and 2 levels on the other. b. four independent variables with 2 levels each. c. two independent variables with 4 levels each. d. eight independent variables.
What unique deliberative function do the courts exercise?
a. They interpret the Constitution to advise presidents on a particular course of action. b. They present the public with information to make election choices. c. They reason how the Constitution and laws apply in specific cases. d. They review the actions of elected officials. e. They use the Constitution to pass legislation.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Republican presidential candidates since Richard Nixon have sought to build winning coalitions by combining affluent economic conservatives with women, minorities, and young people. 2.The 2008 presidential nomination process in both parties left no doubt that party allocation rules matter. 3.Over the past 30 years, the proportion of Americans seeing important differences in what the parties stand for has decreased from 80% to about 50%. 4.Party units, the party’s candidates, outside groups, and wealthy individuals with compatible political and ideological agendas now operate as flexible partisan networks for acquiring and allocating campaign resources.
Barbour and Wright characterize the range of ideological debate in the United States as ______.
A. unchanging since the time of the American Revolution B. wide, but shrinking as libertarians begin to fade from American politics C. relatively narrow compared to many other democracies D. narrower today than during the Cold War