A researcher who concludes that a relationship exists between X and Y when it does not has committed a ________________.

a. Faux pas
b. Type I error
c. Type II error
d. Type III error


b. Type I error

Political Science

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A group of high school students, all under fifteen years of age, robs a department store. The owner of the store is injured when trying to defend himself from the assailants. Which of the following will apply to this case?

a. The students will be charged with both civil and criminal cases. b. The students will not be charged due to their ages. c. The students will be charged with a criminal case. d. The students will be charged with a juvenile case.

Political Science

Describe the military-industrial complex. How might its actions affect the budget and the size of government?

What will be an ideal response?

Political Science

Although Mao once said that __________ "held up half the sky," they now face growing discrimination in the job market, they hold few positions of power in the party, and are even facing the prospects of being bought and sold, a practice once outlawed in the 1950s

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Political Science

What role did Congress play in identifying the coercive interrogation techniques employed by the CIA in the post–9/11 period? Describe the outcome of Congress’s investigation. How did this ongoing controversy impact the relationship between Congress and the intelligence complex?

What will be an ideal response?

Political Science