Suppose a researcher is studying voter turnout and includes a dummy variable for whether a state is located in the south. What happens to the regression equation if a state is not in the south?
a. The dummy variable drops out of the equation
b. The regression coefficient is overestimated
c. The regression coefficient is underestimated
d. Nothing because it is a dummy variable
a. The dummy variable drops out of the equation
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When they become adults, children who were raised in politically active households
A. demonstrate roughly the same level of political activity as people in their age group who were raised in nonpolitical households. B. are more likely to volunteer their time for political causes than are most other citizens. C. are more apt to express disillusionment in the political process than are voters who have little exposure to political issues until young adulthood. D. tend to be indifferent to politics. E. are usually more skeptical toward the claims of government officials than are other citizens.