Spuriousness is
A) the dependent variable.
B) the independent variable.
C) an illusionary relationship resulting from an unacknowledged other variable that is a cause of both the independent and dependent variable.
D) something that should be encouraged in all research.
C
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When both capital and labor are mobile, ____________ are worse off and _____________ are better off.
a. labor in poor and rich countries / capital in poor and rich countries b. capital in poor and rich countries / labor in poor and rich countries c. capital in poor countries and labor in rich countries / labor in poor countries and capital in rich countries d. labor in poor countries and capital in rich countries / capital in poor countries and labor in rich countries
Ethnic nations are most common in
a. Africa and the Middle East. b. Asia and Eastern Europe. c. Europe. d. North America. e. South America.
According to Chenoweth and Stephan, what factor is often key to the success of both violent and nonviolent resistance campaigns?
a. media coverage b. popular local support c. an internal sponsor d. a hierarchical organization
In his criticism of the Constitution, the economist Charles Beard argued that
A. the Constitution failed to protect the economic interests of the poorer states. B. the Constitution did not provide for sufficient protection of property. C. the Constitution's commerce clause was inadequate to meet the nation's economic needs. D. the Constitution's elaborate systems of power and representation were designed to protect the interests of the rich. E. the Constitution gave too much power to the illiterate.