Because government corruption is difficult to measure directly, a student used citizen perceptions of corruption as reported in a survey as a variable, even though it is not an ideal measure. Perceptions of corruption in this case is an example of
a. A proxy measure
b. An omitted variable
c. A control variable
d. An unmeasured variable
a. A proxy measure
Political Science
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. eliminating the pre-test c. eliminating the control group c. eliminating the IV d. making a complex prediction
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