Describe the difference between heteroscedastic and homoscedastic. What does a scatter plot of each look like?

What will be an ideal response?


(i) Heteroscedastic refers to a distribution of residuals that varies across the values of the dependent variable. Homoscedastic refers to a distribution of residuals that is constant around the values of the dependent variable. (ii) Homoscedastic data looks like a ribbon; heteroscedastic, like a funnel.

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Which of the following is an example of an infotainment news program?

A. anything on Fox news B. The Daily Show C. House of Cards D. Sports Center

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Some students of Texas politics argue that the nature of the state's primary delayed the development of the two-party system by __________

a. encouraging factionalism within the Republican Party b. allowing any party not winning the preceding gubernatorial election to nominate candidates in party conventions c. providing incentives for Democrats to vote in Republican primaries in an attempt to nominate extremist candidates and ensure victory for Democrats in general elections d. encouraging Republicans to vote for conservative candidates in Democratic primaries, leading to general elections featuring two conservative candidates

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What is a special interest group?

What will be an ideal response?

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