When researchers want to generalize their results beyond the group of people who actually participated in the study, one significant problem is that
a. they need to get permission from their participants after the study, which is not always possible online.
b. the people who spend time online tend not to take internet research seriously, so their responses are questionable.
c. response rates on internet research are typically quite low, leading to biased sets of responses.
d. the population from which the participants come is not well-defined, so researchers don't know to whom they can generalize the results.
D
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If Congress passes a spending bill that provides $2 million to the Department of Transportation, it is an example of a(n)
A) appropriation. B) reapportionment. C) alignment. D) earmark. E) cloture.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The federal budget separates capital and current expenditures. 2.Much of the federal budget is uncontrollable in any one year. 3.Agencies are permitted to spend money not allocated by Congress. 4.Agencies may enter into contracts that bind the federal government to pay a certain amount for specified goods and services without going through the appropriations process. 5.Money that Congress appropriates each fiscal year needs to be spent during that fiscal year.