Deviant case studies are valuable because they
a. prove hypotheses.
b. explain why cases that do not fit the hypothesis being tested do not undermine the validity of the hypothesis.
c. can prove hypothesis wrong.
d. lead researchers to consider different explanations that they might have ignored if they had also ignored the deviant case.
e. apply findings to countries with very different values of the dependent variable.
D
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What was the dominant form of federalism prior to the New Deal?
a. dual b. combined c. competitive d. cooperative
A country that earns much of its revenue by exporting raw materials, such as oil, or leasing out natural resources to foreign companies is known as
a. a dual society. b. an export substitution state. c. a rentier state. d. a dependent country. e. a leaser state.