Adding an intervening variable in a bivariate analysis allows us to understand what potential part of the relationship?
A. direction of association
B. strength of association
C. causal mechanism
D. nonspuriousness
C. causal mechanism
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a. gerrymandering. b. promises of patronage. c. Supreme Court decisions. d. the franking privilege. e. executive agreements.
After interviewing a citizen about his support for the new health care bill, a newspaper concludes that there is widespread support for the new legislation in town. This is an example of __________
a. saliency b. objective reporting c. anecdotal evidence d. government propaganda
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A) the Republicans B) individuals C) the Democrats D) the Supreme Court E) the national government
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false