What is Section 8 housing?

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More officially known as the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 8 housing allows eligible participants to use federal vouchers to choose housing, both public and private, that meets program requirements. Recipients pay a fixed percentage of their income toward the rent and the government pays the balance.

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Science can best be defined as

a. systemized knowledge regarding the nature of phenomena being studied b. the truth about a particular matter being considered c. a belief about how a set of phenomena should be understood d. a way of understanding life that bridges Eastern and Western cultures

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United States Census Tracts often incorporate as few as _____ people

A. 30 to 80 B. 300 to 800 C. 3000 to 8000 D. 30,000 to 80,000

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A single indicator of a variable is called:

a. an item. b. a scale. c. an index. d. a measurement.

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Dr. Thomas studies racial attitudes. She has two sets of questions on a questionaire. One set asks white

people about black people, and the other asks black people about white people. Each set of questions is dependent on one's answer to the question, "What is your race?" Dr. Thomas is using a _________ to determine which set of questions to ask respondents. A) sign-post question B) contingency question C) double-barreled question D) forced-choice question

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