Which statement best describes the relationship of policy analysis to the policy process model?
A. The two activities are essentially separate and independent activities.
B. Completion of the policy process model occurs first, and then policy analysis begins.
C. Policy analysis supports the policy process at several points by increasing understanding of problems and possible solutions.
D. While only the government completes all steps of the policy process model, many other interest groups are involved in policy analysis.
C. Policy analysis supports the policy process at several points by increasing understanding of problems and possible solutions.
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Suppose that a relationship between presidential voting preference and gender has a statistical significance level of .001 and the P-R-E measure of association for this relationship is .35. Which of the following statements is correct? (Answer: B)
A. By knowing the dependent variable gender, we can reduce the number of errors in predicting the independent variable presidential voting preference by 35%. B. By knowing the independent variable gender, we can reduce the number of errors in predicting the dependent variable presidential voting preference by 35%. C. The relationship is not statistically significant; accept the null hypothesis. D. There is a statistically significant relationship, but the relationship is not strong enough to be of any theoretical importance.