An agency analyst is studying factors which motivate employees to work, but fails to consider job perks in her equation. In this case, job perks are a ___ variable since they are in the background, and may potentially bias the estimated causal relationship between her independent and dependent variables.

A. Lurking
B. Covert
C. Concealed
D. Clandestine

A. Lurking

Political Science

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Congress created the Department of Homeland Security in response to a threatened military invasion

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The President will threaten his ability to ______ as a strategic move to get Congress to further discuss and work on a proposed bill.

A. Interject B. Filibuster C. Veto D. Parlay

Political Science