The ________________ is stated to remind us that the observed results of a sample could be the result of random error.

a. Standard error
b. Probability
c. Null hypothesis
d. Skeptic’s position


c. Null hypothesis

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A heuristic is a(n) 

A. research program for learning about policy. B. rational decision in politics. C. voting method used in some states. D. special organization that informs voters. E. information shortcut for making a decision.

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Why did the state start to look to gambling as a revenue source in the 1980s?

A) In response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gambling B) Religious groups endorsed gambling as a healthy vice. C) To compensate for declining oil revenues D) Too many Americans were going to Mexico to gamble instead of spending their money in Texas. E) Gambling was so prolific that it was easy to raise a lot of money with a very small tax

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The party in the electorate consists:

A. of members who regard themselves as independents. B. of all the people who describe themselves as Democrats or Republicans. C. only of those members who are electoral candidates. D. exclusively of party identifiers. E. exclusively of party activists.

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Which of the following was an attempt by presidents to gain tighter control over the bureaucracy?

A) the reorganization of its structure B) the creation of the Office of Management and Budget C) the use of the budgetary process D) all of the above E) none of the above

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